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Creating a RAID 50 Volume with MegaRAID SATA Adapters 1-1
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Chapter 1
Introduction
This chapter describes creating a RAID 50 volume with MegaRAID SATA
150-4 and 150-6 adapters and connected storage devices in Windows
environments. The following topics are included:
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Section 1.1, “Overview,” page 1-1
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Section 1.2, “RAID 50 Volume Creation Overview,” page 1-1
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Section 1.3, “Related Publications,” page 1-2
1.1 Overview
RAID 50 volumes allow you to utilize multiple logical drives and combine
them to create one large RAID array at the operating system level. There
are several types of RAID arrays including simple, spanned, striped,
mirrored, and RAID5.
Utilizing multiple LSI Logic MegaRAID Serial ATA 150-4 or 150-6
adapters, you can scale your storage needs to meet the demands of
today’s data growth. Striping two logical drives at the operating system
level, RAID 50, into a single array can provide you with a speed and fault
tolerance advantage.
1.2 RAID 50 Volume Creation Overview
This user guide will provide the instructions on how to create RAID 50
volumes with Windows 2000. Utilizing LSI Logic’s unique implementation
of multiple SATA controllers doubles your data protection, data
throughput, and increases overall performance.