Nvidia MS-7374 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
B-15
nVidia RAID
RAID 0
m >= n2
Number of RAID 0 disks must be equal to or greater than half the number
of RAID 0+1 disks.
RAID 1
** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1 ** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1
RAID 5 m >= (n/2 + 1)
RAID 0 m >= n - 1
RAID 1
** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1
m >= 2 x (n -1) ; where m is an even number of disks.
RAID 5
RAID 5
m >= n
Specific Migrating Requirements
The following table lists the disk requirements for a new RAID array for various
migrating combinations.
From To New Array Disk Requirements
RAID 0
m > n
Number of disks in the new array must be greater than the original array.
RAID 1
m =2, n =1
RAID 1 array must include two disks, converted from a one disk RAID 0
array.
RAID 0+1
m >= 2 x n
Number of RAID 0+1 disks must be equal to or greater than twice the
number of RAID 0 disks.
RAID 0
RAID5 m >= n+1
RAID 0 No additional restrictions.
RAID 1 ** Not a valid combination **
RAID 0+1 No additional restrictions.
RAID 1
RAID 5
m >= 3
Instructions
Click Migrate array to start the Migrate Array Wizard and then follow instructions.
You can press F1 to access the online help that walks you through the Wizard with
step-by-step instructions.