Intel AS/400 RISC Server - Manual (Page 195)

14.1.4 571B, 5709, 573D, 5703, 2780 IOA Comparison Chart
In the following two charts we are modeling a System i 520 with a 573D IOA using RAID5,
comparing 3 70GB 15K RPM DASD to 4 70GB 15K RPM DASD. The 520 is capable of
holding up to 8 DASD but many of our smaller customers do not need the storage. The charts
try to point out that there may be performance considerations even when the space isn’t needed.
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IBM i 6.1 Performance Capabilities Reference - January/April/October 2008
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