easyRAID X6P U3R2, User Manual

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Introduction
RAID
Level
Function
Description
Drives required
Min. Max.
Based on the needs of a Disk Array’s capacity, data availability,
and overall performance, you can select a proper RAID level for
your Disk Array. The supported RAID levels are shown in below:
0
“Disk Striping”, block striping is used, which
yields higher performance than with the
individual disk drives.
* There is no redundant function.
2 6
1
“DIsk Mirroring”. Disk drives are mirrored,
all data is 100% duplicated on each
equivalent disk drives.
* High Data Reliability
2 6
3
“Parallel Transfer Disks with parity”. Data is
striped across physical drives. parity
protection is used for data redundancy.
3 6
5
“Independent Access Array with Parity”.
Data is striped across physical drives.
Rotating parity protection is used for data
redundancy.
3 6
0+1 “Disk Striping” + “Disk Mirroring” Function 4 6
Supported RAID Levels