I-OWC ThunderBay 4 - I-Thunderbolt Enclosure

I-ThunderBay 4 Isekela iiDrive Drivers, ii-SSD, i-RAID, kunye ne-non-RAID kunoma yiyiphi i-Combo

I-OWC (enye i-Computing World) sele ihamba kwindawo yokuya kwindawo ye-Mac-related-related devices, ngoko xa inkampani iqalile ukuvelisa izibhengezo zangaphandle eziqhutyelwe kwi-Thunderbolt yangaphandle, inomdla wam ulandelwa.

I-thunderbolt ibe yinxalenye yamandla e-Mac / I-O ukususela ngo- 2011 , kwaye ngoku iyingxenye yazo yonke imodeli ye-Mac yangoku. Isithembiso sazo esikhulu kwakukubonelela ngeyona ndlela yokuqhagamshela ngokukhawuleza phakathi kwezixhobo zangaphandle kunye ne-Mac, kodwa ngaphandle kwembonakalo ye-Thunderbolt ye-Apple, kunye neendlela ezimbalwa zee-Thunderbolt zangaphandle kwiinkqubo ezahlukeneyo ze-RAID, akukho zixhobo ezininzi ze-Thunderbolt ezikhoyo.

Umxholo: OWC ThunderBay 4

I-ThunderBay 4 yindawo engaphandle ye-RAID ye-Thunderbolt engayamkela kwi-ezine standard standard drive okanye ii-SSD ezine (i-adapter ezithengiswa ngokwahlukileyo), okanye nayiphi na intlobo yeendlela ezimbini zokuqhuba.

Ngenxa yokuba i-enclosure ayifaki i-RAID yangaphakathi ye-hardware, i-Mac ibona iifayile ezifakwe kwi-enclosure njengemoto yangaphandle yangaphandle, evumela ukuba ugqibe isigqibo sokuba uza kulungiswa njani. Bangakwazi ukuhlala njengomqhubi ngamnye, okanye ungasebenzisa enye yeenkqubo ze- RAID ezisekelwe kwisofthiwe, njenge-Disk Utility okanye i- SoftRAID ye-Apple . Siza kuthetha ngakumbi nge-RAID amandla emva kancinane kule ngxelo.

I-ThunderBay 4 iza kwiinkqubo ezahlukeneyo, eziquka i-BYOD (Thatha ii-Own Drives) kunye neendawo zokuqhuba ubukhulu obuhlukahlukeneyo ngaphambili. Ixabiso langoku zi:

I-ThunderBay 4 ngaphandle kwe-Software RAID 5
Size Uqwalaselo Ixabiso
BYOD Akukho mqhubi $ 397.99
4 TB 1 i-TB drive x 4 $ 649.88
8 TB I-TB ye-TB x 4 $ 784.99
12 TB I-3 drive ye-TB x 4 $ 887.99
16 TB 4 i-TB drive x 4 $ 1,097.99
20 TB I-TB ye-TB x 4 $ 1,199.99
I-ThunderBay 4 nge-SoftRAID 5 yangaphambili ifakwe
Size Uqwalaselo Ixabiso
BYOD Akukho mqhubi $ 494.99
4 TB 1 i-TB drive x 4 $ 729.99
8 TB I-TB ye-TB x 4 $ 854.88
12 TB I-3 drive ye-TB x 4 $ 959.99
16 TB 4 i-TB drive x 4 $ 1,174.99
20 TB I-TB ye-TB x 4 1,279.00

I-ThunderBay 4 Ubungqungquthela beHebhuthi

I-ThunderBay 4 incinci, ngakumbi xa ucinga ukuba yintoni ehlala kwindawo yangaphandle: ii-bay ezine-inch drive bays, i-backplane ye-4-slot backplane, i-Thunderbolt 2 (20 Gbps) kwi-SATA 3 (6 Gbits / sec) ukunikezwa kwamandla, kunye nomoya wokupholisa, zonke eziqulethwe kwi-enclosure ezilinganisa 9.65 intshizi ezinzulu x 5.31 amasentimitha ububanzi x 6.96 amasentimitha aphakamileyo.

Ngaba ndithetha ukuba amandla angaphakathi angaphakathi? Oko kuthetha ukuba akukho matyekena amandla okukhaba okanye ukulahleka.

I-front of the enclosure iqukethe ipaneli ekhuselekileyo eyenzela ukufikelela kwii-four SATA drive drive. Ipaneli yangaphambili iquka ii-LED ezihlanu. Iyokuqala ibonisa isimo samandla (kwi / / cima / ukuma); ezine eziseleyo zibonelela ngeendawo zokufikelela kwiindawo ezine zokuqhuba. Umva we-enclosure uquka indawo yokukhusela yaseKensington, izibhengezo zombini zeThunderbolt, ukutshintsha kwe-rock / switch off, i-AC cord power cord, kunye ne-3½-intshi fan.

Igama malunga nomqhubi: I-ThunderBay 4 idinga umshicileli onobungakanani obufanelekileyo ukupholisa ngokwaneleyo kokubili ukuqhuba kunye nokunikezelwa kwamandla kwangaphakathi. Ungayiva umqhubi, kodwa ayikho ngokukhawuleza. Kwi-ofisi yendawo, mhlawumbi awuyi kubona ingxolo yomsindo, ngelixa kwikhaya elithule okanye kwi studio, unokuva umqhubi osebenzayo. Ndikhetha izixhobo zokulalisa, kodwa ingxolo yomsindo yamukelekile kum; i-mileage yakho iyahluka.

Trays Trays

I-ThunderBay 4 isebenzisa ii-trays zee-drive (ezinikezelwayo) ukuze ziqhube izindlu. Iitrayi zokuqhuba zikhona emva kwepaneli yangaphambili. Vula ipaneli yangaphambili kwaye uphendule iphaneli phantsi kwaye uphumelele ukubonisa izithuthi ezine. I-tray nganye inesigodlo sokukhusela i-tray kwi-bay drive.

Iitrakthi zeDrayivu ziphawulwe A, B. C, kunye no-D ukuze zihambelane ne-bay drive. Oku kukulungele kuphela; unokutshintsha ii-trays kwaye uqhube iinqwelo zokuqhuba, ngaphandle kwempembelelo kwi-enclosure okanye ukuqhuba ukusebenza.

Ukongeza i-drive kwi-tray drive kuyinto elula njenge-twiddling screwdriver. Emva kokufakwe kwi-tray drive, i-drive ingasetyenziselwa kuyo nayiphi na i-ThunderBay 4 edibeneyo. Ungakwazi nokuthenga iitrayi zee-drive zee-tray, eziza kukuvumela ukuba uqhube ukuhambisa imoto phakathi kweendawo ezinqamlekileyo, okanye ukugcina i-drive away offsite.

I-ThunderBay 4 Uvavanyo nokuSebenza

Icandelo lethu lokuhlola le-ThundayBay 4 laza laqulunqwa ezine ezine-TB ze-TB Toshiba DT01ACA300 7200 RPM.

Ndidibanise i-ThunderBay 4 kwinkqubo yethu yokuvavanya, equka i-MacBook Pro ka-2011 nge-4 GB RAM, i-2 GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, kunye ne-hard drive yangaphakathi ye-500 GB.

Ndidibanise i-ThunderBay 4 kunye ne-MacBook Pro kunye nekhebula leThunderbolt elinikezelweyo.

I-ThunderBay 4 kunye neenqwelo zayo ezine zaqatshelwa ekuqaleni, kwaye ndaqalisa ukusebenzisa iDisk Utility ukufometha nganye njenge-Mac OS Extended (i-Journey).

Ngokufometha okupheleleyo, ndasebenzisa uvavanyo lwe-BlackMagic Design Disk Speed, kunye ne-Prosoft Engineering ye-Drive Genius 3, ukulinganisa ukubhala okubhaliweyo nokufunda ukusebenza komqhubi ngamnye kwi-enclosure. Oku kwakungekho uvavanyo olubanzi; into endiyithakazelisayo kuyo ibone ukuba i-ThunderBay 4 edibeneyo inezinketho ekusebenziseni i-bay drive. Emva kokulinganisela umqhubi ngamnye, ndagunyazisa i-enclosure kwaye ndathutha i-drive nganye ukuya kwi-bay yokuqhuba. Ndandula ke ndabuyisela amanqaku okubonisa ukuba ngaba kukho nayiphi na utshintsho oluphawulekayo kwiimpawu zokubeka.

Ndafunda izinto ezimbini kulo mvavanyo. Okokuqala, ukukhwabanisa imoto esuka kwi-bay drive ukuqhuba i-bay yiqhekeza yekhekhe; badibanisa ngaphakathi nangaphandle benzame. Ingqungquthela yesibini yolwazi endiyifunayo kukuba iqhubi ngalinye liqhuba kunye naliphi na enye; kwakungabikho misonto emnandi kwi-enclosure ukukhathazeka malunga okanye ukufumana ithuba lokuvavanya.

Umsebenzi weDisk

Ndayilinganisa ukusebenza komqhubi ngamnye kwiNgqungquthela ye-ThunderBay 4. Umyinge we-drive Ukufunda ukusebenza kwafika kwi-188.375 MB / s, ngelixa kubhala ukusebenza kwakuyi-182.025 MB / s. Lezo ziyamangalisa kakhulu kumqhubi womntu, kodwa ekubeni ndandivavanya enye drive ngexesha, andizange ndibeke nayiphi na uhlobo yoxinzelelo kwi-enclosure.

Ndagqiba ekubeni ndibone ukuba i-ThunderBay 4 iqhuba njani ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo ze-RAID ezisebenzisa ngaphezulu kweyodwa drive ngexesha.

Umsebenzi we-RAID

Ukusebenzisa i-Disk Utility, ndenze i-RAID 0 (emigqabini) irayibhile ezimbini, emva koko zintathu, ke zonke iitshini ezine, kwaye zilinganise ukusebenza komsebenzi ngamnye.

Disk Utility RAID 0 (Stripe) MB / s - Test Test Speed
2 drive 3 ukuqhuba 4 ukuqhuba
Funda 380.60 554.50 674.00
Bhala 365.50 541.30 642.60

Ngenxa yokuba ndifuna ukuvavanya i-ThunderBay 4 nge-SoftRAID, enika iinkcukacha ezimbalwa ngaphezu kweDisk Utility, kubandakanye nezinye iindlela ezingakumbi ze-RAID, ndagqiba ekubeni ndenze i-RAID 0 i-array.

SoftRAID RAID 0 (Stripe) MB / s - Test Test Speed
2 drive 3 ukuqhuba 4 ukuqhuba
Funda 381.70 532.80 678.40
Bhala 350.20 535.90 632.00

Ukuhlaziywa : Ndagijima ibhonchmark eyongezelelweyo, i-QuickBench 4.0.4, ukujonga ngokukodwa ukuqhuba ukusebenza kwe-RAID 0, okwakubonakala kuphantsi kwam nge-Disk Speed ​​Test. Ndiyilungiselele i-QuickBench ukuvelisa uvavanyo oluqhelekileyo olufana neyiphi i-Disk Speed ​​Test isebenzisa.

4-Drive RAID 0 MB / s - QuickBench 4.0.4
Disk Utility SoftRAID
Umyinge Funda 742.90 741.25
Umyinge wokubhala 693.17 646.89

Nangona iinombolo ze MB / s zihluke kancinci kwiinkqubo ezimbini ze-RAID esekelwe kwi-software, ukusebenza ngokubanzi kusekho malunga nokufanayo; oko kukuthi, akubonelelanga nayiphi na inzuzo ekudaleni iimpawu ezimatye. Into ebalulekileyo ukuba uqaphele kukuba i-bridge ye-ThunderBay 4 ayibonakali iyimpembelelo ekusebenzeni, nangona iinqwelo ezine zisetyenziswa ngokufanayo. I-SoftRAID inikeza inzuzo eyongeziweyo ekunokwakheka kwayo i-RAID, ukufumana iindlela zokungaphumeleli, nokuthumela izilungiso zendlela kuwe nge-imeyile, kwaye ude ulungise kunye neentlobo ezithile ze-RAID.

Iimvavanyo ezilandelayo zijonge kusetyenziswa i-ThunderBay 4 ne-SoftRAID 5, efumaneka njengendlela yokukhetha kunye ne-enclosure. I-SoftRAID 5 inikeza ubuchwepheshe obuhle kakhulu, kuquka ukukwazi ukudala iintlobo zee-RAID ezongezelelweyo, kuquka i- RAID 1 + 0 , RAID 4, ne- RAID 5 . Zonke ezi zintathu zala ma-RAID zinika ukwanda kwezantya ezifumaneka kwi-driving drives, kunye nenzuzo yokulungiswa kwephulo, ukusebenzisa i-fly fly calculation function or combination of striped plus arrays working in tandem.

I-SoftRAID 5 Amanqanaba aphakamileyo ama-RAID MB / s - Test Test Speed
RAID 1 + 0 RAID 4 RAID 5
Funda 365.70 543.50 499.50
Bhala 324.60 380.20 375.70
I-SoftRAID 5 Amanqanaba aphakamileyo ama-RAID MB / s - QuickBench 4.0.4
RAID 1 + 0 RAID 4 RAID 5
Funda 378.73 564.13 557.99
Bhala 318.64 496.02 500.25

Qaphela: Zonke iinkqubo ze-RAID kule tafile zisebenzise zonke ezine zokuqhuba.

Njengoko uyakubona, kunokuhlawulwa kwentsebenzo ekusebenziseni i-RAID 1 + 0, RAID 4, okanye ama-RAID 5 amanqanaba. Kodwa eso sohlwayo senziwa lula ngokukhuselwa kwintlalo (RAID 4 okanye 5), okanye sibe nesibuko se-drift drives (RAID 1 + 0). Ndandimangalisiwe kakhulu nguSoftRAID, kunye nekhono layo lokuvelisa kunye nenkqubela yolwazi ngaphandle kobunzima bokusebenza. Kwixesha elingekho kude-kude, lolu hlobo lwe-RAID luya kubonakala kuphela kwiisombululo ze-hardware-based based on solutions software penalty solutions.

Isiphelo

Ndiyamangaliswa kakhulu yilo lonke udidi lwe-ThunderBay 4 kunye nokusebenza. Ndiyathanda ukuba i-OWC ikhethe ukushiya iinketho ze-RAID ngokungqongqo kwizandla zomsebenzisi. Oku kuvumela ukuba i-ThunderBay 4 idibeneyo isetyenziswe kwiimeko ezininzi ezahlukeneyo: njenge-backup, njengendawo yokugcina eyongezelelweyo, okanye ngeenkqubo ezahlukeneyo ze-RAID ukwandisa ukusebenza. Unokusebenzisa i-ThunderBay 4 ngezicelo ezininzi, tshela i-RAID eneembambano ezimbini zokusebenza ngevidiyo, kunye ne -Backup drive . Ukuqwalasela okunokwenzeka kungapheli.

Uhlelo lweSoftRAID olubandakanya ngeThunderBay 4 linikeza inani lamandla ngaphezu kwezinto ezikhoyo kwi-Apple Disk Utility. Ukuba uceba ukusebenzisa i-enclosure kwindawo yokulungiswa kwe-RAID nayiphi na uhlobo, ndincoma kakhulu i-SoftRAID. Ndisebenzise i-SoftRAID iminyaka emininzi kwiseva yethu, ukubonelela ngokukhawuleza ngokufaka ingxelo yephutha kunye nokwakhiwa ngokuzenzekelayo.

I-ThunderBay 4 ngumveliso omangalisayo onokuhlangabezana neemfuno zengcali efuna ukugcinwa kwezinga eliphezulu, kunye nabani na okhangela indlela egcinwe ngayo yokugcina nokugcina. Ubungakanani bunye buya kufana nonke.

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