HP StorageWorks 3000 RAID Array - Manual (Page 51)

RAID Array 3000 Controller 2-9
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Writer: Bob Young Project: RAID Array 3000 Controller Shelf Hardware User’s Guide Comments:
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RAID Levels Supported
The controller supports the following RAID levels:
Table 2-2
Raid Levels Supported
RAID Level Description
0 Striping without parity
1 Mirroring
0+1 Striping and mirroring
4 Striping with fixed parity drive
5 Striping with floating parity drive
JBOD just a bunch of drives
There are some restrictions you must adhere to when creating a RAID set
using the RAID 3000 shelf. The minimum and maximum number of drives
required to support each RAID level is listed in Table 2– 3.
Table 2-3
Shelf RAID Set Restrictions
RAID Level Min. No. of Drives Max. No. of Drives
JBOD 1 1
0 2 24
1 2 24
0+1 * 4 16
4 3 24
5 3 24
* Must be an even number.