Administrator Guide

8 To modify the tier redundancy, select the Create Storage Type checkbox and then modify the redundancy for each tier as needed.
• Single Redundant: Single-redundant tiers can contain any of the following types of RAID storage:
– RAID 10 (each drive is mirrored)
– RAID 5-5 (striped across 5 drives)
– RAID 5-9 (striped across 9 drives)
• Dual redundant: Dual redundant is the recommended redundancy level for all tiers. It is enforced for 3 TB HDDs and higher and for
18 TB SSDs and higher. Dual-redundant tiers can contain any of the following types of RAID storage:
– RAID 10 Dual-Mirror (data is written simultaneously to three separate drives)
– RAID 6-6 (4 data segments, 2 parity segments for each stripe)
– RAID 6-10 (8 data segments, 2 parity segments for each stripe.)
9 Click OK.
Managing Data Redundancy
Manage data redundancy by modifying tier redundancy or creating Storage Types.
Redundancy Requirements
Drive size is used to determine the redundancy level to apply to a tier of drives. If any drive in a tier surpasses a threshold size, a specic
redundancy level can be applied to the tier containing that drive. If a redundancy level is required, the
Storage Center operating system sets
the level and it cannot be changed.
Table 13. HDD Redundancy Recommendations and Requirements
Disk Size Level of Redundancy Recommended or Enforced
Up to 3 TB Dual redundant is the recommended level
NOTE: Non-redundant storage is not an option for
SCv2000 Series Storage Centers.
3 TB and higher Dual redundant is required and enforced
Table 14. SSD Redundancy Recommendations and Requirements
Disk Size Level of Redundancy Recommended or Enforced
Up to 18 TB Dual redundant is the recommended level
NOTE: Non-redundant storage is not an option for
SCv2000 Series Storage Centers.
18 TB and higher Dual redundant is required and enforced
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