Its often thought that hardware raid is better than software raid, but weve proven that not to be true. By itself, the thunderbay 4 doesnt have any raid chip and works as just a bunch of disks jbod. Managing a raid in an owc thunderbay 4 using softraid 5. Just download softraid, convert your appleraid volumes and use it for 30.
Oct 19, 2016 softraid and softraid monitor are now localized to japanese. Because 100% reliability is always the goal, the thunderbay 4 is rigorously quality tested and. Like all owc drives, the thunderbay 4 is built to the highest. Download our raid software for mac os and try it completely free for 30 days. Softraid combines advanced raid modes, fast performance, monitoring, email notification, and fast rebuild capabilities that only software raid can deliver.
The thunderbay 4 raid 5 edition will support four drives up. Thunderbay 4 models with drives come preconfigured in raid 5, and are plugandplay ready with os x 10. Owc and softraid create thunderbay 4 raid 5 edition by ian cutress on august 6, 2014 9. Owc thunderbay 4 thunderbolt 2 thunderbolt technology. Fixed a kernel panic which could occur when clearing the io counts on a disk. Download and run the high sierra installer to upgrade mac os. Softraid allows you to create and manage disk arrays to increase performance and reliability. Ive just purchased a thunderbay 4 with bundled softraid. Search all other world computing in externalinternal hard drives. Thunderblade manages and protects your data with owcs advanced softraid engine. If you are not already a softraid customer, or you are trying to decide whether to upgradeupdate to the full version of softraid, use the chart below to decide which version is best for you. Oct 14, 2019 to begin with download the app trial model from official web site. I discovered that softraid is available to download from owc, but cannot be activated without information about purchase. It makes a perfect pair, a reliable thunderbolt 2 enclosure combined with state of the art raid software.
If you have just purchased softraid and have a serial number, use the buttons above to download the software. Check out the thunderbay 4 on amazon the best bangforthebuck 4k video editing drive. The more disks you have, and the longer you have them, the more likely you are to experience disk failure. However, in my testing and daily work, ive not seen a significant slowdown when using softraid. Trial software is exactly the same as the paid version, and youll get all softraid s great disk checking and monitoring, plus the fastest and most efficient software raid there is. After you download softraid xt or softraid lite xt, just copy the application to your volume. Fixed a bug in the softraid monitor which prevented it from reliably sending email notifications. After using this on two owc thunderbay raids i am deeply. Softraid allows the user to create and manage raid 4 and. Due to this fact,now open and extract the file and set up it. Now with the unbelievable performance of thunderbolt 3 up to 1527mbs sustained performance 1 its the ultimate workhorse external storage solution. Softraid xt is designed exclusively for owc products such as the thunderblade, thunderbay series, express 4m2, and mercury elite pro quad. As an added bonus, we will also be testing the thunderbay 4 in owcs newest release of softraid raid 5, an application exclusive to owc and the thunderbay 4.
Owcs thunderbay 4 mini is now available with up to 40tb. For thunderbay 6, thunderbay 4, mercury elite pro quad, and thunderblade. Softraids software raid system for mac protects your files from sudden disk. Thunderbay 6 direct attached storage life after the. Softraid xt raid utility software for owc multibay storage solutions.
The new highcapacity ssd configurations are powered by a softraid engine, which delivers diskhealth monitoring, raid re. Jan 08, 2020 the thunderbay flex 8 houses a 500w power supply so that it can handle every drive and expansion card with enough juice. Aside from creating raid volumes, you can use softraid to certify that disks are healthy. Then click the application in the applications folder to run it. Over a year ago, owc and softraid created a strong collaborative partnership to harness the full power and flexibility of thunderbay 4 and software raid 5 to bring enhanced performance, storage. The speed is also a huge plus seing that it uses thunderbolt port. From ssds and external hard drives, to expansion products and enterprise storage, owc delivers workflow solutions tailored for any creative project. Owc and softraid create thunderbay 4 raid 5 edition. In the past, hardware raid controllers offered the fastest performance. Softraid xt will run on any mac built after 2007 running mac os x 10.
Fixed a bug in the softraid application which caused clipping in the more info text of the collect system info optin dialog. A new download then installed a thunderbay limited nontrial version of softraid, and that will be fine for most people. The thunderbay 4 raid 5 edition will support four drives up to 5 tb each this may change. Raid 5 uses the capacity of three of the four toshiba ssds, while at the same time providing data redundancy for increased security should one of the drives fail. With support for thunderbolt 2, its a damn fast collection of just a bunch of disks. With softraid, disk failure doesnt mean catastophe. Thunderbay 4 with thunderbolt 2 delivers ultrahighcapacity storage and power without limitations, enabling you to meet the demands of the most complex project. Owc thunderbay 8, owc thunderbay 6, owc thunderbay 4, owc thunderbay 4 mini, owc mercury elite pro quad, owc thunderblade, owc express 4m2, or owc accelsior 4m2. Owcs thunderbay 4 mini is now available with up to 40tb ssd. Simple and easy instructions on how to download and install softraid. Softraid s software raid system for mac protects your files from sudden disk failure, constantly monitors and tests disks for reliability, and to ensure they arent failing or about to fail. One key difference here is that the raid 5 functions are happening on the mac, rather than on a controller chip in the enclosure.
Try softraid or softraid lite completely free for 30 days and protect yourself and your data. Now we can see how things run with the thunder bay 4 and softraid 5 running on a thunderbolt cable. If the data from all the disks in a mirror set do not match, softraid updates the disks so they are all identical. It is full offline installer standalone setup of softraid 5. Tech support for softraid 5 included at no additional cost with your thunderbay purchase.
In addition to setting up raid volumes, you can use softraid to certify that disks are healthy, monitor the status of your raid volumes, predict drive failures, and. Softraid 5 for thunderbay utilize extra capabilities such as drive monitoring, email notifications, plus other advanced features and raid mode support. Thunderbay 4 raid models come with softraid preconfigured in raid 5 offering the best balance drive capacity, performance, and data redundancy. Jun 21, 2016 simple and easy instructions on how to download and install softraid. Softraid s intuitive interface and powerful feature set make this utility a musthave for any mac os x server admin, pro user, photographer, digitalvideo editor, or desktop user who wants more reliable backup for his computer. Then download crack file for this app from right here.
Managing a raid in an owc thunderbay 4 using softraid. The thunderbay mini 4 has 75 percent faster rebuild times than hardware raid thanks to its enterpriseclass software raid engine, called softraid. The owc thunderbay 8 and thunderbay flex 8 will be available in q1 this year. If you need more options, you can easily upgrade to add extra capabilities and raid modes to meet any workflow demand.
Owc will offer the thunderbay 4 mini with either its softraid xt or softraid xt lite software, depending on the model and required raid level. If you want to use softraid on other enclosures, you will need to upgrade to the full version of softraid. Not sure about the older units but the one i just bought came with the limited softraid for thunderbay version which only lets you manipulate drives that are contained within the thunderbay. Owc thunderbay 4 raid 5 edition 24tb 4bay external drive wdual thunderbolt2 ports. Thunder heart performance corp, the makers of thundermax, ballistic, iride have been committed to being. Softraid is the premier disk driver for mac os x, replacing the basic functionality of apples raid driver, which has not been updated since 2009.
Download softraid 5 here as well as manual to show how to take advantage of raid 5 with your thunderbay iv enclosure. Sep 17, 2014 owcs stepbystep video of how to create and manage a raid volume in an owc thunderbay 4 using softraid 5. We advise you only to download the softraid software on a mac, not a mobile device. To install softraid onto macos catalina, users must temporarily disable sip to install the 5. To get optimal performance from your owc thunderbay solution, softraid should be installed on your apple mac. Softraid 5 for owc thunderbay introduction 1 softraid 5 is a powerful software raid application for mac. To get optimal performance from your owc thunderbay, softraid should be installed. Download thunderbay manual thunderbay raid 5 edition video owcs stepbystep video of how to create and manage a raid volume in an owc thunderbay 4 using softraid 5.
The softraid driver would cause a kernel panic when the thunderbolt cable was repeatedly disconnected and reconnected to a thunderbay with a 4 disk raid 5 volume. The thunderbay 4 comes with softraid lite xt ready to be set up in raid 0 performance or raid 1 mirrored drive mode. Live webcast aka stream returning soon, and ill be taking live calls. Owc thunderbay 8, owc thunderbay 6, owc thunderbay 4, owc thunderbay 4 mini, owc mercury elite pro quad, owc thunderblade, owc express 4m2, or owc accelsior 4m2 notes. Owc introduced 10, 20, 30, and 40tb ssd models for thunderbay 4 mini raid. The thunderbay flex 8 houses a 500w power supply so that it can handle every drive and expansion card with enough juice. Owc thunderbay 4 12tb 4bay thunderbolt 2 raid owctb2srt12.
This link works only when macupdater is installed on your mac. The thunderbay 4 mini uses a software raid controller developed by softraid, which is a division of owc. Unlike traditional software raid solutions, softraid lets you use specific preset configurations to fit specific workflows and maximize performance when recording audio, editing 4k video, creating a multimedia server and more. In addition to setting up raid volumes, you can use softraid to certify that disks are healthy, monitor the status of your raid volumes, predict drive failures, and send you an email when a problem occurs.
Compra owc thunderbay 4 raid 5 dual thunderbolt 3 softraid. Hardware raid has long been thought to be superior to software raid, but weve now combined the massive performance and capacity of thunderbay 4 with a robust, proven software raid engine to provide breathtaking performance, flexibility, and reliability. So far i have been considering a drobo 5d3 i know the horror stories some people have had with drobos bricking, but i havent had any of those problems and am currently using a 5 year old 5d and i am not. Download the latest version of softraid for mac highquality raid. Softraid version 5 now bundled with owc thunderbay 4 owc is now bundling softraid version 5 with their thunderbay 4 and thunderbay mini enclosures. All disks fail good ones at about 3% a year, bad ones at 25% a year, and really bad ones at 33%. Owc thunderbay 4 16tb 4bay thunderbolt 2 raid owctb2srt16. The softraid and softraid lite applications will install all the necessary software the first time you run them. Disconnect all disks which are formatted with softraid. If you have a softraid xt or lite xt, you will need to download the appropriate xt version here softraid 5. Thunderbay 4, owcs flagship 4bay raid ready powerhouse is bigger and faster than ever before. Whatever your workflow needs, the thunderbay 4 can take your storage capacity, performance, and data security to a whole new level. Owc thunderbolt 3 storage solutions thunderbay 8 and. It is the version we recommend for all users of softraid xt or softraid lite xt, and adds compatibility for macos 10.
Owcs stepbystep video of how to create and manage a raid volume in an owc thunderbay 4 using softraid 5. Softraid ensures your volumes are working properly by taking that extra step during the validation process. Softraid for thunderbay introduction 1 softraid is a powerful software raid application for mac os x. Layered on top of the hardware to provide both multidisk performance and redundancy is owcs softraid software. Dec 02, 2016 the pro accessory comes preconfigured in raid 4 for optimal ssd performance and data redundancy. Comprar owc thunderbay 4 raid 5 dual thunderbolt 3 softraid. The numbers show why im feeling much zippier performance. Aside from creating raid volumes, you can use softraid to.
Owc thunderbay 4 raid 5 edition 4tb 4bay external drive wdual thunderbolt2 ports. Please download the softraid software on a mac, not a mobile device. Added code to work around problems in mac os which can cause applications to be quarantined by the finder inde. So you can customize your thunderbay 4 for speed or data redundancy. Thunderbolt ports attach the included thunderbolt cable to one of these ports and to your computer, or to another thunderbolt device. If you purchased your softraid thunderbay solution with drives included, the drives have been preconfigured in softraid as a raid 5 volume. Can i use softraid to manage a raid volume on another twodisk enclosure at the same time as a different volume on the thunderbay. Softraid s unique raid features protect your files by alerting you to impending disk failure, and provide fast data access.
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