HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Installation And Configuration Manual page 33

Chapter 2
Start
Data Protection
(Redundancy)
Required?
No
RAID 0
Yes
Number of
Disk Drives?
2
Disks
RAID 1 RAID 10
Figure 2-4. Decision Tree for Choosing a RAID Level
Yes
Complete
Duplication
Required?
Transfers?
4, 6, or 8
Large,
Disks
Serial
Transfers
Number of
Disk Drives?
3 - 5 6 - 24
Disks Disks
RAID 3 RAID 30
RAID Overview
No
Typical
Data
Small,
Random
Transfers
Number of
Disk Drives?
3 - 5
Disks
RAID 50
RAID 5
6 - 24
Disks
25