Manual

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MEDIASHIELD™
NVIDIAbringsRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)technology—whichis
usedbytheworld’sleadingbusinesses—tothecommonPCdesktop.Thistechnology
usesmultipledrivestoeitherincreasetotaldiskspaceortoofferdataprotection.
RAIDtechniqueswerefirstpublishedin1988byamultivendorconsortium—theRAID
AdvisoryBoard.RAID
techniquesweredividedintodifferentcategoriesorlevels.
Originally,RAIDlevelsfocusedonimprovingresiliencyordataavailability.As
additionalRAIDlevelsweredefined,onewasintroducedforimprovingperformance.For
alllevels,RAIDtechniquesoptimizestoragesolutionsbyusingmultipledisksgrouped
togetherandtreatingthemasasinglestorage
resource.
ThischapterdescribesNVIDIAMediaShieldinthefollowingsections:
• “SystemRequirements”onpage 2.
• “RAIDArrays”onpage 3describestheRAIDlevelssupportedbyNVIDIA
MediaShield.
• “NVIDIAMediaShieldFeatures”onpage 6describesadditionalfeaturesofferedby
NVIDIAMediaShield.