Appendix B Configuring Raid Devices; Configuring Sata Raid In Windows - HP Z1 Maintenance And Service Manual

B Configuring RAID devices
This appendix contains the following information:
Instructions on setting up and managing SATA RAID volumes in Windows
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A summary of software RAID considerations in Linux and references to procedures on configuring
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software RAID for Linux
The following SATA RAID configurations are supported on workstations that have two 2.5-in hard
drives.
RAID 0 — Striped disk array
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Two-drive minimum
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Improved I/O performance
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No fault tolerance
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RAID 1 — Mirrored disk array
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Two drives
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100% redundancy
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Can recover from a single-drive failure
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Provides improved read performance
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The following additional information is available:
For RAID configuration information, go to http://www.hp.com/support/RAID_FAQs.
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For guidelines on preparing for RAID configuration, go to
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workstation_manuals.

Configuring SATA RAID in Windows

This section explains how to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility to set up and manage SATA
RAID volumes in Windows.
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Appendix B Configuring RAID devices

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