Intel SRCU31 5.2.2.1RAID 0 Volume Characteristics, 5.2.2.2RAID 1 Volume Characteristics

RAID Features

5.2.2RAID Volume Characteristics

5.2.2.1RAID 0 Volume Characteristics

Table 5-2lists the characteristics of a RAID Level 0 volume.

Table 5-2. RAID 0 Volume Characteristics

Characteristic	Minimum	Maximum
		n x smallest single drive capacity
Capacity	1 MB	where n is the number of drives in a
		RAID 0 volume.
Drives	1	15
Strip Size	4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, 128 KB
Status	Normal, Migrating, Failed
States	Idle, Migrating

5.2.2.2RAID 1 Volume Characteristics

Table 5-3lists the characteristics of a RAID Level 1 volume.

Table 5-3. RAID 1 Volume Characteristics

Characteristic	Minimum	Maximum
		½ (n x smallest single drive capacity)
Capacity	1 MB	where n is the number of drives in the
		RAID 1 volume.
Drives	2	2
Strip Size	64 KB
Status	Normal, Degraded, Migrating, Failed
States	Idle, Copying, Expanding, Transforming

5.2.2.3RAID 5 Volume Characteristics

Table 5-4lists the characteristics of a RAID Level 5 volume.

Table 5-4. RAID 5 Volume Characteristics

Characteristic	Minimum	Maximum
		(n-1) x smallest single drive capacity
Capacity	1 MB	where n is the number of drive in the
		RAID 5 volume.
Drives	3	15
Strip Size	16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, 128 KB
Status	Normal, Degraded, Migrating, Failed
States	Idle, Initializing, Rebuilding, Expanding, Transforming

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