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Raid 1 – LSI MegaRAID Express 500 User Manual

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MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide

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RAID 1

In RAID 1, MegaRAID Express 500 duplicates all data from one drive to a second drive.
RAID 1 provides complete data redundancy, but at the cost of doubling the required data
storage capacity.

Uses

Use RAID 1 for small databases or any other environment
that requires fault tolerance but small capacity.

Strong Points

RAID 1 provides complete data redundancy. RAID 1 is
ideal for any application that requires fault tolerance and
minimal capacity.

Weak Points

RAID 1 requires twice as many disk drives. Performance is
impaired during drive rebuilds.

Drives

Two