Selecting The Best Raid Level - Adaptec RAID 2130SLP User Manual

Selecting the Best RAID Level

In this chapter...
Comparing RAID Levels ...................................................................................................... 137
Understanding Drive Segments........................................................................................... 137
RAID 0 (Non-RAID Logical Drives) ................................................................................... 138
RAID 1 Logical Drives.......................................................................................................... 139
RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives ........................................................................................ 139
RAID 10 Logical Drives........................................................................................................ 140
RAID 5 Logical Drives.......................................................................................................... 141
RAID 5EE Logical Drives ..................................................................................................... 142
RAID 50 Logical Drives........................................................................................................ 143
RAID 6 Logical Drives.......................................................................................................... 144
RAID 60 Logical Drives........................................................................................................ 144
When you create logical drives in Adaptec Storage Manager, you can assign a RAID level to
protect your data.
Each RAID level offers a unique combination of performance and redundancy. RAID levels
also vary by the number of disk drives they support.
This chapter provides a comparison of all the RAID levels supported by Adaptec Storage
Manager, and provides a basic overview of each to help you select the best level of protection
for your storage system.