CSelecting the Best RAID LevelIn this appendix...Comparing RAID Levels ...................................................................................................... 159Understanding Drive Segments........................................................................................... 159Non-redundant Logical Drives (RAID 0) ........................................................................... 160RAID 1 Logical Drives.......................................................................................................... 161RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives ........................................................................................ 161RAID 10 Logical Drives........................................................................................................ 162RAID 5 Logical Drives.......................................................................................................... 163RAID 5EE Logical Drives ..................................................................................................... 164RAID 50 Logical Drives........................................................................................................ 165RAID 6 Logical Drives.......................................................................................................... 166RAID 60 Logical Drives........................................................................................................ 166When you create logical drives in Adaptec Storage Manager, you can assign a RAID level toprotect your 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 Adaptec StorageManager, and provides a basic overview of each to help you select the best level of protectionfor your storage system.
