Nvidia MS-7374 - Manual (Page 101)

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nVidia RAID
RAID 0
m >= n2
Number of RAID 0 disks must be equal to or greater than half the number
of RAID 0+1 disks.
RAID 1 ** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1 ** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1
RAID 5 m >= (n/2 + 1)
RAID 0 m >= n - 1
RAID 1 ** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1 m >= 2 x (n -1) ; where m is an even number of disks.
RAID 5
RAID 5 m >= n
Specific M igrating Requirements
The following table lists the disk requirements for a new RAID array for various
migrating combinations.
From To New Array Disk Requirements
RAID 0
m > n
Number of disks in the new array must be greater than the original array.
RAID 1
m =2, n =1
RAID 1 array must include two disks, converted from a one disk RAID 0
array.
RAID 0+1
m >= 2 x n
Number of RAID 0+1 disks must be equal to or greater than twice the
number of RAID 0 disks.
RAID 0
RAID5 m >= n+1
RAID 0 No additional restrictions.
RAID 1 ** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1 No additional restrictions.
RAID 1
RAID 5 m >= 3
Instr uctions
Click Migrate array to start the Migrate Array W izard and then follow instructions.
You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the W izard with
step-by-step instructions.