Plan Your Storage Configuration; System And Performance Expectations - HP AD510A - StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1500 cs 2U Fibre Channel SAN Attach Controller Shelf Hard Drive Installation Manual
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Installation Procedures - All Deployments
Plan your storage configuration
Proper planning of the system storage and its subsequent performance is critical to
a successful deployment of your MSA. Improper planning or implementation can
result in wasted storage space, degraded performance, or inability to expand the
system to meet growing storage needs.
Considerations include:
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System and performance expectations
To help you determine the best way to configure your storage, you must first rank
the following three storage characteristics in order of importance:
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With your priorities established, you can determine which striping method and
RAID level to use.
As highlighted in the following sections on
some configuration methods offer greater fault tolerance, while other
configuration methods offer better I/O performance or storage efficiency.
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System and performance expectations
Striping methods
RAID levels
Hard drive sizes and types
Spare drives
Array sizing (capacity)
Fault tolerance (high availability)
I/O performance
Storage efficiency
Striping methods
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RAID
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