BSelecting the Best RAID LevelIn this appendix...Comparing RAID Levels ...................................................................................................... 140Understanding Drive Segments........................................................................................... 140Non-redundant Logical Drives (RAID 0) ........................................................................... 141RAID 1 Logical Drives.......................................................................................................... 142RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives ........................................................................................ 142RAID 10 Logical Drives........................................................................................................ 143RAID 5 Logical Drives.......................................................................................................... 144RAID 5EE Logical Drives ..................................................................................................... 145RAID 50 Logical Drives........................................................................................................ 146RAID 6 Logical Drives.......................................................................................................... 147RAID 60 Logical Drives........................................................................................................ 147When you create logical drives in ICP Storage Manager, you can assign a RAID level to protectyour data.Each RAID level offers a unique combination of performance and redundancy. RAID levelsalso vary by the number of disk drives they support.This chapter provides a comparison of all the RAID levels supported by ICP Storage Manager,and provides a basic overview of each to help you select the best level of protection for yourstorage system.
