Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI - Manual (Page 107)

Chapter 6: Technology Background
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RAID 5
Recommended Applications for RAID 5:
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File and Application servers
• WWW, E-mail, and News servers
• Intranet servers
• Most versatile RAID level
RAID 10
Recommended Applications for RAID 10:
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Imaging applications
• Database servers
• General fileserver
RAID Ready
Recommended Applications for RAID Ready:
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Non-critical file storage
• Swappable data storage
When combined with a backup drive, RAID Ready is comparable to RAID 1. See
“Backing up a RAID Ready Logical Drive” on page 71.
Advantages Disadvantages
High Read data transaction rate
Medium Write data transaction rate
Good aggregate transfer rate Disk failure has a medium impact on
throughput
Advantages Disadvantages
Implemented as a mirrored logical drive
whose segments are striped logical
drives
High I/O rates are achieved thanks to
multiple stripe segments Very high disk overhead - uses only
50% of total capacity
Advantages Disadvantages
Easy management of multiple
independent physical drives No increase in performance, capacity or
fault tolerance.