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Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction to member RAID policies
- 2 RAID policy availability and performance comparisons
- 3 Setting the member RAID policy
- 4 Displaying the RAID level space distribution
- 5 PS Series array disk layout
- 6 Converting or migrating from a member RAID policy
- 7 Summary
- A 12-Disk PS Series array RAID configurations
- B 14-Disk PS Series array RAID configurations
- C 16-Disk PS Series array RAID configurations
- D 48-Disk PS Series array RAID configurations
- E 42 or 84-disk PS Series RAID configurations
- F Technical support and resources
1 Dell PS Series Storage: Choosing a Member RAID Policy | TR1020 | v 4.7
Revisions
Version
Date
Description
1.0
2007
Initial Release
4.1
2009
Added RAID 6
4.2
June 2012
Added large disk recommendations and RAID information for 24
disk chassis
4.3
August 2012
Added RAID configuration recommendations and changes
reflected in PS firmware v6.0
4.4
April 2013
Added info regarding improved RAID reliability score in SANHQ
4.5
December 2014
Added 1 TB Raid Policy recommendation
4.6
December 2015
Added PS6610, PS4210, large drive RAID 6 enforcement
4.7
February 2017
Added 6 TB RAID 6 recommendation
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