Accusys ExaSAN A08S3-PS User Manual page 7

5.1 How RAID Works .................................................................................................................. 5-1
5.2 Data Storage Methods ............................................................................................................ 5-1
5.2.1 Data Striping .......................................................................................................................................5-1
5.2.2 Data Mirroring ....................................................................................................................................5-1
5.2.3 Data Parity ..........................................................................................................................................5-1
5.3 RAID Levels ............................................................................................................................ 5-2
5.3.1 RAID 0: Striping .................................................................................................................................5-2
5.3.2 RAID 1: Mirroring ..............................................................................................................................5-2
5.3.3 RAID 5: Independent data disks with distributed parity .....................................................................5-2
5.3.4 RAID 6: Independent data disks with two Independent parity schemes .............................................5-2
5.3.5 RAID 0+1: Striped set with Mirroring ................................................................................................5-2
6. Appendices ........................................................................................................................................ 6-1
Appendix A: FAQs .............................................................................................................................. 6-2
Appendix B: Icons ............................................................................................................................... 6-5
Appendix C: Customer Service and Support .................................................................................... 6-6
User Guide Page vi