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E-2 Understanding Drive Arrays

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A drive array can also consist of a single logical drive, as illustrated in Figure E-
2.

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Physical

Drive 1

Physical

Drive 2

Physical

Drive 3

Logical
Drive 1

Drive Array

Figure E-2. Drive array with one logical drive

Figure E-3 illustrates a larger array with two logical drives across six physical
drives.

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Physical Drives

Logical
Drive 1

Logical
Drive 2

Drive Array

Drive 1

Drive 2

Drive 3

Drive 4

Drive 5

Drive 6

Figure E-3. Drive array with six physical drives and two logical drives