Compaq ProLiant ML330 Generation 2 Server Setup and Installation Guide

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Chapter 6
RAID Configuration and Management
This chapter provides an overview of the Integrated ATA RAID
Configuration Utility that comes standard with ATA models of the
Compaq ProLiant ML330 Generation 2 server.
Introduction to RAID
Overview of RAID
Redundant array of independent drives (RAID) is an array of multiple
independent hard drives that can be accessed simultaneously, improving I/O
(input/output) performance. The RAID array is recognized by the host
computer as a single storage unit or as multiple logical units. Data loss,
because of a drive failure, can be prevented by reconstructing missing data
from the remaining data and parity drives.