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RAID 5 and 2 Logical Arrays

The disk enclosure is configured as 2 logical disk arrays with 6 disks each.

Figure 26. MSA1500 Logical Array Configuration – RAID 5 and 2 Logical Arrays

2 LUNs protected by RAID 5 are created as shown in the next figure.

Figure 27. MSA1500 Logical Drive Configuration – RAID 5 and 2 Logical Arrays