Understanding Raid And Storage Policies - LaCie Ethernet Disk RAIDNetwork RAID Storage System User Manual

LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
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10. Understanding RAID and Storage Policies

Your LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID supports several
different RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 5+spare, and 10 (1+0).
This section will help you decide which RAID level is
right for your application.
RAID levels effect the total available storage capac-
ity of the disks in the RAID array. The table below de-
scribes how each RAID levels affect the total storage
capacity.
RAID Level
■
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 5+spare
RAID 10 (1+0)
(Firmware version 1.4)
Available Capacity
■
100%
50%
75%
50%
50%
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