Avago Technologies MegaRAID Fast Path Software - Manual (Page 46)

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MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Chapter 2: Introduction to RAID | Number of Drives
Fill out Table 18 to help you plan the drive group configuration. Rank the requirements
for your drive group, such as storage space and data redundancy, in order of
importance, and then review the suggested RAID levels.
Table 18: Factors to Consider for Drive Group Configuration
Requirement Rank Suggested RAID Levels
Storage space RAID 0, RAID 5, RAID 00
Data redundancy RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60
Drive performance and throughput RAID 0, RAID 00, RAID 10
Hot spares (extra drives required) RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50,
RAID 60