Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 5-7
RAID Features
5.2.2 RAID Volume Characteristics
5.2.2.1 RAID 0 Volume Characteristics
Table 5-2 lists the characteristics of a RAID Level 0 volume.
5.2.2.2 RAID 1 Volume Characteristics
Table 5-3 lists the characteristics of a RAID Level 1 volume.
5.2.2.3 RAID 5 Volume Characteristics
Table 5-4 lists the characteristics of a RAID Level 5 volume.
Table 5-2. RAID 0 Volume Characteristics
Characteristic Minimum Maximum
Capacity 1 MB
n x smallest single drive capacity
where n is the number of drives in a
RAID 0 volume.
Drives 1 15
Strip Size 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, 128 KB
Status Normal, Migrating, Failed
States Idle, Migrating
Table 5-3. RAID 1 Volume Characteristics
Characteristic Minimum Maximum
Capacity 1 MB
½ (n x smallest single drive capacity)
where n is the number of drives in the
RAID 1 volume.
Drives 2 2
Strip Size 64 KB
Status Normal, Degraded, Migrating, Failed
States Idle, Copying, Expanding, Transforming
Table 5-4. RAID 5 Volume Characteristics
Characteristic Minimum Maximum
Capacity 1 MB
(n-1) x smallest single drive capacity
where n is the number of drive in the
RAID 5 volume.
Drives 3 15
Strip Size 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, 128 KB
Status Normal, Degraded, Migrating, Failed
States Idle, Initializing, Rebuilding, Expanding, Transforming
