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Array configuration planner – American Megatrends MegaRAID Express 500 User Manual

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MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide

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Array Configuration Planner

Number of

Drives

Possible

RAID Levels

Relative

Performance

Fault

Tolerance

Effective
Capacity

1

None

Excellent

No

100%

1

RAID 0

Excellent

No

100%

2

None

Excellent

No

100%

2

RAID 0

Excellent

No

100%

2

RAID 1

Good

Yes

50%

3

None

Excellent

No

100%

3

RAID 0

Excellent

No

100%

3

RAID 3

Good

Yes

67%

3

RAID 5

Good

Yes

67%

4

None

Excellent

No

100%

4

RAID 0

Excellent

No

100%

4

RAID 1

Good

Yes

50%

4

RAID 3

Good

Yes

75%

4

RAID 5

Good

Yes

75%

4

RAID 10

Good

Yes

50%

5

None

Excellent

No

100%

5

RAID 0

Excellent

No

100%

5

RAID 3

Good

Yes

80%

5

RAID 5

Good

Yes

80%

6

None

Excellent

No

100%

6

RAID 0

Excellent

No

100%

6

RAID 1

Good

Yes

50%

6

RAID 3

Good

Yes

83%

6

RAID 5

Good

Yes

83%

6

RAID 10

Good

Yes

50%

6

RAID 30

Good

Yes

67%

6

RAID 50

Good

Yes

67%

7

None

Excellent

No

100%

7

RAID 0

Excellent

No

100%

7

RAID 3

Good

Yes

86%

7

RAID 5

Good

Yes

86%