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Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Features
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2 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
Features
2.1 Feature Overview
The Intel® Matrix Storage Manager software package provides high-performance
Serial ATA and Serial ATA RAID capabilities for supported operating systems.
Supported operating systems -
http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-020648.htm
The key features of the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager are as follows:
• RAID 0
• RAID 1
• RAID 5
• RAID 10
• Matrix RAID
• RAID migration and RAID level migration
• Intel® Rapid Recover Technology
• Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) support
2.2 RAID 0 (Striping)
RAID 0 uses the read/write capabilities of two or more hard drives working in unison
to maximize the storage performance of a computer system.
Table 1 provides an overview of the advantages, the level of fault-tolerance provided,
and the typical usage of RAID 0.