RAID 0:

This mode is a combination of two physical partitions, where the data is striped between them. It presents the best data speed but no data redundancy.

Two equal hard drives:

The capacity is equal to the sum of both hard drives.

Two unequal hard drives:

The capacity is double of the smaller hard drives. ( Figure 8-E ), ( Figure 8-F )

JBOD Mode

1

2

3

( Figure 8-E )

 

Raid 0

Raid 0

 

 

500 GB

500 GB

 

N S T-400M X -S R

NST- 400M X-SR

 

 

P ort 0

P ort 1

Port 0

Port 1

 

 

D rive A

D rive B

D rive A

D rive A

250G B

250G B

250G B

750G B

Equal hard drives

Unequal hard drives

Striping across

Striping across

( Figure 8-F )

RAID Mode Selection

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