How to configure an enterprise drive for RAID support.*END
WD Enterprise Hard Drives (UltraStar and WD Gold) have been tested for:
- 24x7 RAID arrays
- Compatibility with RAID controllers
- Harsher and higher temperature setups
WD Enterprise Hard Drives contain the features:
- TLER to better avoid RAID timeouts.
- RAFF sensors to handle the vibration induced in multi-drive chassis.
These features are not present in WD Desktop Hard Drives (WD Green, Blue, Black, and Red). |
- WD does not provide support for setting up hardware or software RAIDs.
- Support for the RAID array can be obtained from one of these sources:
- The RAID controller maker.
- The RAID software creator.
- The Operating System (OS) creator.
- Check the health of the drive before using it in a RAID array.
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