Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
Storage RAID:
RAID
This chapter in our Disk Storage guide looks specifically at RAID, including overview information, explanations of RAID levels, how to implement and configure RAID, and other higher level information.
Advanced RAID:
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The new breed of RAID controllers
02 Dec 2005
Article - Whether you're selecting a RAID controller for a PC or Unix server, choosing a controller for a home-grown NAS box, or evaluating the controllers in a midrange or low-end array, or building your own NAS, you have to consider several features of the card:
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What are the pros and cons of RAID-6? What is RAID-DP?
FAQ - Generally speaking, dual-parity RAID (RAID-DP) is a proprietary, vendor specific implementation of dual parity...
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Boosting RAID performance:
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The new breed of RAID controllers
02 Dec 2005
Article - Whether you're selecting a RAID controller for a PC or Unix server, choosing a controller for a home-grown NAS box, or evaluating the controllers in a midrange or low-end array, or building your own NAS, you have to consider several features of the card:
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Tip - If you're looking to improve the performance of your RAID system, you have several factors to consider. Find out what they are and how to work with them.
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RAID configuration with three hard drives
Ask the Expert - Storage expert Greg Schulz discusses the possibility of configuring a RAID-1 with 3 total hard drives.
Configuring RAID:
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RAID configuration with three hard drives
Ask the Expert - Storage expert Greg Schulz discusses the possibility of configuring a RAID-1 with 3 total hard drives.
Implementing RAID:
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RAID technology adds reliability and overcomes concerns, page 2
RAID Explained - Today, the growing prominence of slower, high-capacity SATA drives are raising serious concerns about storage reliability, and dual-parity techniques like RAID-6 are emerging to combat the specter of multiple simultaneous drive failures. Larger drives...
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Tip - There's a reason we still make backups of data stored in RAID arrays: Things can still go wrong that can cost you all or most of the data stored on the array.
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RAID levels-explainers:
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Is RAID in general an obsolete technology today?
FAQ - This is a technology that is so commonly used, so transparent, that we really don't even think about it...
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RAID types and benefits explained
Ask the Expert - RAID, or redundant array of independent disks, can make many smaller disks appear as one large disk to a server for better performance and higher availability.
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Tip - You don't hear much about RAID-3, but it has its uses. Find out when to use RAID-3 and why.
RAID overview:
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RAID levels and RAID configuration tutorial
08 Jun 2006
Article - Learn about RAID levels, RAID grouping and RAID arrays in this overview of RAID technology.