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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.

BROWSE SUBCATEGORIES:  RAID overview (1),  RAID levels/explainers (12),  Implementing RAID (20),  Configuring RAID (13),  Boosting RAID performance (12),  Advanced RAID (11) 
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Tutorial: RAID levels, RAID grouping and RAID arrays
Learn about RAID levels, RAID grouping and RAID arrays in this overview of RAID technology.
  RAID levels/explainers: 1 - 3 of 12

Cannot retrieve data from RAID
Storage expert Greg Schulz offers troubleshooting suggestions for a user whose RAID array can't communicate with four units of PowerMac G5 Quad Core.
How many disk drives do you need for RAID 10?
What is the minimum number of disk drives you can have in a RAID 10 array? I have read you must have at least four, but our server admin said it is HP's default, and he can do it on just two drives. This is on a Window...
RAID striping
This advice discusses the performace impact of RAID striping at the array and OS level.
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  Implementing RAID: 1 - 3 of 20

Do I have a RAID implementation?
On Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (I am assuming that you are using the server release of Microsoft Windows 2000, not the workstation release) there are a variety of tools available to check if you are using a
How many RAID sets do I need?
There are a couple of different best practices for setting up your HP MSA1000 SAN with three servers. First, I would have a couple of questions to better know your specific environment. How many disk drives and what is...
Choose the right RAID level for DBMS
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Use these guidelines to decide what RAID level you should use for different components of an Oracle installation on Windows.
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  Configuring RAID: 1 - 3 of 13

Server-based RAID vs. controller-based RAID
SAN expert Greg Schulz discusses the difference between server-based RAID and controller-based RAID.
Checklist: Seven RAID configuration essentials
Here are seven quick tips for improving the performance and reliability of your RAID sets.
RAID striping or concatenation
Designing storage for performance is a very esoteric effort by nature. There are quite a few variables that need to be taken into account.
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  Boosting RAID performance: 1 - 3 of 12

Better performance -- RAID striping or concatenation?
Designing storage for performance is a very esoteric effort by nature. There are quite a few variables that need to be taken into account.
A quick and dirty way to increase a RAID 5 array
You can quickly and easily increase the storage capacity of a RAID 5 array in Windows by using RAID 5's redundancy to sequentially add larger disks.
The new breed of RAID controllers
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...
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  Advanced RAID: 1 - 3 of 11

Advanced RAID functions
Part one introduced you to hot swapping, online capacity expansion and online RAID level migration. Part two exposes you to N-way mirroring, splitting and hiding and more.
The new breed of RAID controllers
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...
Tech Report: Flexible RAID arrays
This month storage analyst Jerome M. Wendt's "Tech Report" takes look at RAID arrays. As anyone who purchases large-scale storage systems would know, arrays come with RAID, and generally mixed RAID. Wendt says the key to...
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