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Figure 105. Configuration Window in 3DM2
For more detailed instructions, see "Configuring a New Unit" on page 79.
The drop-down list lists the possible RAID configurations for the drives
Type.
selected in the list of Available Drives. Available configurations may include
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, and Single Disk. For
information about these configurations, see "Available RAID Configurations"
on page 6.
Depending on the size of the unit, a RAID 50 unit will contain 2 or more
subunits. For example, when you are configuring a RAID 50 with twelve
drives, an additional field appears, in which you select the number of drives
per subunit—3, 4, or 6.
Figure 106. Configuring a RAID 50 with 12 Drives
You can enter a name for the unit.
Name.
The drop-down list of stripe sizes lists the possible stripe sizes for the
Stripe.
configuration you selected in the RAID level drop-down.
Using the default stripe size of 256 KB usually gives you the best
performance for mixed I/Os. If your application has some specific I/O pattern
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