Array Configuration Planner
Number of
Drives
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
Possible
Relative
RAID Levels
Performance
None
Excellent
RAID 0
Excellent
None
Excellent
RAID 0
Excellent
RAID 1
Good
None
Excellent
RAID 0
Excellent
RAID 3
Good
RAID 5
Good
None
Excellent
RAID 0
Excellent
RAID 3
Good
RAID 5
Good
RAID 10
Excellent
None
Excellent
RAID 0
Excellent
RAID 3
Good
RAID 5
Good
None
Excellent
RAID 0
Excellent
RAID 3
Good
RAID 5
Good
RAID 10
Excellent
RAID 30
Good
RAID 50
Good
None
Excellent
RAID 0
Excellent
RAID 3
Good
RAID 5
Good
RAID 0
Excellent
RAID 3
Good
RAID 5
Good
RAID 10
Excellent
RAID 30
Good
RAID 50
Good
Fault
Effective
Tolerance
Capacity
No
100%
No
100%
No
100%
No
100%
Yes
50%
No
100%
No
100%
Yes
67%
Yes
67%
No
100%
No
100%
Yes
75%
Yes
75%
Yes
50%
No
100%
No
100%
Yes
80%
Yes
80%
No
100%
No
100%
Yes
83%
Yes
83%
Yes
50%
Yes
67%
Yes
67%
No
100%
No
100%
Yes
86%
Yes
86%
No
100%
Yes
87%
Yes
87%
Yes
50%
Yes
75%
Yes
75%
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