RAID Types and Tradeoffs
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This chapter explains RAID types you can choose for your storage-
system LUNs. If you already know about RAID types and know
which ones you want, you can skip this background information and
go to the planning chapter (Chapter 5). Topics are
• Introducing RAID ..............................................................................2-2
• RAID Types.........................................................................................2-4
• RAID Benefits and Tradeoffs..........................................................2-12
• Guidelines for RAID Groups..........................................................2-17
• Sample Applications for RAID Types...........................................2-19
RAID Types and
Tradeoffs