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Internal Storage Controller Settings, RAID configuration, RAID Configuration

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Dell SMB Reference Configuration for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Fast Track Data Warehouse on PowerEdge R720xd Figure 4. Internal Storage Controller Settings RAID configuration One of the most critical decisions to make when deploying a new storage solution is which RAID type(s) to use, because that choice heavily impacts the performance of the application. We have configured the proposed Fast Track configuration using RAID 1 disk groups for database data files and RAID 10 for database log files. Nine RAID 1 data disk groups and one RAID 10 log disk group were created each with a single Virtual Disk. Figure 5 shows the proposed RAID configuration. Figure 5. RAID Configuration [Rear Bay Drives] [OS] 8

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Dell SMB Reference Configuration for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Fast Track Data Warehouse on
PowerEdge R720xd
8
Figure 4.
Internal Storage Controller Settings
RAID configuration
One of the most critical decisions to make when deploying a new storage solution is which RAID type(s)
to use, because that choice heavily impacts the performance of the application. We have configured
the proposed Fast Track configuration using RAID 1 disk groups for database data files and RAID 10 for
database log files. Nine RAID 1 data disk groups and one RAID 10 log disk group were created each with
a single Virtual Disk. Figure 5 shows the proposed RAID configuration.
Figure 5.
RAID Configuration
[
OS
]
[Rear Bay Drives]