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222 Virtual Disks
RAID 0 RAID 6 RAID 6 requires a
minimum of 4
disks.
Reconfiguration
from RAID 0 to
RAID 6 requires at
least 2 additional
disks even when
this exceeds the 4-
disk minimum
required by RAID
6.
RAID 1 RAID 0 With or without
adding additional
disks
RAID 1 RAID 5, RAID 6 Add at least one
additional disk.
RAID 6 requires a
minimum of 4
disks.
RAID 5 RAID 0 With or without
adding additional
disks
RAID 5 RAID 5, RAID 6 Add at least one
additional disk.
RAID 6 requires a
minimum of 4
disks.
RAID 6 RAID 0, RAID 5 With or without
adding additional
disks
RAID 6 RAID 6 Add at least one
additional disk
SAS 6/iR N/A N/A N/A
Table 12-1. Virtual Disk Reconfiguration and Capacity Expansion
(continued)
Controller Starting RAID Level Target RAID Level Comments