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1.2 Configuration
ETERNUS DX60/DX80/DX90 Disk storage system User Guide
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Table 1.2
Formula for calculating user capacity for each RAID level
*1:
Actual number of disks can be installed depend on the models.
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Reliability, performance, capacity for each RAID level
Table 1.3
shows the comparison result of reliability, performance, capacity for each RAID level.
Table 1.3
User capacity for each RAID level
*1:
Performance may differ according to the number of disks and the processing method from the host.
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Recommended RAID level
Select the appropriate RAID level according to the usage.
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Recommended RAID level is RAID1, RAID1+0, RAID5, RAID5+0 and RAID6.
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For read and write performance, RAID1+0 configuration is recommended.
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For read only file servers and backup servers, RAID5, RAID5+0, or RAID6 can also be used.
However, if the disk fails, note that data restoration from parities and rebuilding process may
result in a loss in performance.
RAID level
Number of disks (*1)
Formula for user capacity computation
RAID0
2 to 16
Disk capacity
×
Number of disks
RAID1
2
Disk capacity
×
Number of disks/2
RAID1+0
4 to 32
Disk capacity
×
Number of disks/2
RAID5
3 to 16
Disk capacity
×
(Number of disks - 1)
RAID5+0
6 to 32
Disk capacity
×
(Number of disks - 2)
RAID6
5 to 16
Disk capacity
×
(Number of disks - 2)
RAID level
Reliability
Performance
(Writing speed) (*1)
Capacity
RAID0
Bad
Very Good
Very Good
RAID1
Good
Good
Not Bad
RAID1+0
Good
Very Good
Not Bad
RAID5
Good
Good
Good
RAID5+0
Good
Good
Good
RAID6
Very Good
Good
Good