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NVIDIA RAID Frequently Asked Questions, Basic RAID Questions

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CHAPTER NVIDIA RAID FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The FAQ in this chapter are organized by the following categories: • "Basic RAID Questions" on page 107 • "RAID ROM Setup Questions" on page 109 • "Rebuilding Arrays Questions" on page 109 • "Dedicated Disk Questions" on page 110 • "Windows RAID Application" on page 110 Basic RAID Questions • What is RAID? RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, and refers to the grouping of 2 or more disk drives that the system views as a single drive. Different groupings have difference advantages that include better performance and data fault tolerance. See "About NVIDIA RAID" on page 1 for detailed descriptions of the different types of RAID arrays. • What type of RAID array is right for me? In general, for better throughput of non-critical data, use RAID 0; for fault tolerance, use RAID1, and for better throughput as well as fault tolerance use RAID 0+1. See "About NVIDIA RAID" on page 1 for detailed descriptions of the different types of RAID arrays. NVIDIA Corporation 107

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C
HAPTER
NVIDIA RAID F
REQUENTLY
A
SKED
Q
UESTIONS
The FAQ in this chapter are organized by the following categories:
•
“Basic RAID Questions” on page 107
•
“RAID ROM Setup Questions” on page 109
•
“Rebuilding Arrays Questions” on page 109
•
“Dedicated Disk Questions” on page 110
•
“Windows RAID Application” on page 110
Basic RAID Questions
•
What is RAID?
RAID stands for
R
edundant
A
rray of
I
ndependent
D
isks,
and refers to the grouping of 2 or
more disk drives that the system views as a single drive. Different groupings have
difference advantages that include better performance and data fault tolerance.
See
“About NVIDIA RAID” on page 1
for detailed descriptions of the different types
of RAID arrays.
•
What type of RAID array is right for me?
In general, for better throughput of non-critical data, use RAID 0; for fault tolerance,
use RAID1, and for better throughput as well as fault tolerance use RAID 0+1.
See
“About NVIDIA RAID” on page 1
for detailed descriptions of the different types
of RAID arrays.