User manual

Table Of Contents
RAIDXpert User Manual
102
RAID 5
Recommended Applications for RAID 5:
File and Application servers
WWW, E-mail, and News servers
Intranet servers
Most versatile RAID level
RAID 10
Recommended Applications for RAID 10:
Imaging applications
Database servers
General fileserver
RAID Ready
Recommended Applications for RAID Ready:
Non-critical file storage
Swappable data storage
When combined with a backup drive, RAID Ready is comparable to RAID 1. See
“Backing up a RAID Ready Logical Drive” on page 68.
Advantages Disadvantages
High Read data transaction rate
Medium Write data transaction rate
Good aggregate transfer rate
Disk failure has a medium impact on
throughput
Advantages Disadvantages
Implemented as a mirrored logical drive
whose segments are striped logical
drives
High I/O rates are achieved thanks to
multiple stripe segments
Very high disk overhead - uses only
50% of total capacity
Advantages Disadvantages
Easy management of multiple
independent physical drives
No increase in performance, capacity or
fault tolerance.