Rives; N Umber Of D Rives R Equired - Promise Technology Vess A7000 Series Product Manual

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The Vess A7000 subsystems support:
• SATA / SAS hard disks
• 3.5-inch hard disk drives
• SAS 2.5-inch hard disk drives (Optional)
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The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level
Level Number of Drives
RAID 0
1 or more
RAID 1 2 only
RAID 1E
2 or more
RAID 5 3 to 32
*Must be an even number of drives.
Caution
The Vess A7000 supports disk drive hot-swapping. To avoid hand contact
with an electrical hazard, do not remove more than one drive carrier a
time.
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Level Number of Drives
RAID 6
4 to 32
RAID 10 4 or more*
RAID 50
6 or more
RAID 60 8 or more
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