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RAID Question

Qcheck — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:44:37 GMT

I have a basic question regarding hardware RAID. I have four 146 gig SAS drives. So when I do hardware RAID 5, how does it work?

Jimmy Vance — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:47:55 GMT

These two articles should povide you with all the info your looking for

HP Smart Array Controller technology
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00687518/c00687518.pdf

RAID explained on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID

Michal Kapalka (mikap) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:29:38 GMT

hi,

on the link you will find the RAID5 specification ( pros/cons ):

http://www.acnc.com/04_01_05.html

mikap