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RAID Level Comparisons
To help you decide which RAID level to select for a LUN, the following tables compare the
characteristics for the supported RAID levels. Where appropriate, the relative strengths
and weakness of each RAID level are noted.
Note
RAID 3 is supported on Windows NT and Windows 2000 only.
Table 1
RAID Level Comparison: Data Redundancy Characteristics
RAID Level
Disk Striping
Mirroring
Parity
Handle multiple disk
failures?
RAID 0
Yes
No
No
No. RAID 0 offers no data
redundancy or protection
against disk failure. RAID 0
should only be used for non-
critical data. The failure of a
single disk in a RAID 0 LUN
will result in the loss of all
data on the LUN.
RAID 1
No
Yes
No
No
RAID 0/1
Yes
Yes
No
Yes, providing both disks in
a mirrored pair do not fail.
RAID 3
Yes
No
Yes
No
RAID 5
Yes
No
Yes
No
Summary of Contents for Surestore Disk Array 12h - And FC60
Page 16: ...16 ...
Page 36: ...36 Array Controller Enclosure Components Figure 9 Controller Enclosure Front View ...
Page 41: ...Array Controller Enclosure Components 41 Product Description Figure 13 Controller Fan Module ...
Page 44: ...44 Array Controller Enclosure Components Figure 15 Power Supply Fan Module ...
Page 68: ...68 Capacity Management Features ...
Page 117: ...Topologies for HP UX 117 Topology and Array Planning Figure 39 High Availability Topology ...
Page 122: ...122 Topologies for HP UX Figure 40 High Availability Distance and Capacity Topology ...
Page 126: ...126 Topologies for HP UX Figure 41 Campus Topology ...
Page 130: ...130 Topologies for HP UX Figure 43 Four Hosts Connected to Cascaded Switches ...
Page 142: ...142 Topologies for Windows NT and Windows 2000 ...
Page 158: ...158 Installing the Disk Array FC60 Figure 54 Enclosure EIA Positions for System E Racks ...
Page 161: ...Installing the Disk Enclosures 161 Installation Figure 56 Disk Enclosure Contents ...
Page 172: ...172 Installing the Controller Figure 62 Controller Enclosure Package Contents ...
Page 174: ...174 Installing the Controller Figure 63 Mounting the Controller Enclosure ...
Page 234: ...234 Adding Disk Enclosures to Increase Capacity ...
Page 274: ...274 Managing the Disk Array Using SAM Unassigned disks selected as hot spares ...
Page 345: ...HP UX Diagnostic Tools 345 5 HP UX DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS Overview 346 Support Tools Manager 347 ...
Page 350: ...350 Support Tools Manager Figure 90 mstm Interface Main Window ...
Page 358: ...358 Support Tools Manager ...
Page 440: ...440 FCC Statements USA Only ...
Page 466: ...466 Index ...