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RAID Scaling Charts, Part 1

By Patrick Schmid published 2 July 2007

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Page 12 of 13:

I/O Performance (RAID 0+1)

Page 1: RAID Testing With 2-8 Drives
Page 2: RAID Modes Explained
Page 3: RAID 1: Mirroring (High Safety)
Page 4: RAID 0+1: Mirrored Stripe Set (Performance & Data Safety)
Page 5: Test System
Page 6: Test Hard Drives: Samsung SpinPoint T166, HD321KJ (320 GB)
Page 7: Controller: Areca ARC-1220
Page 8: Test Setup
Page 9: Benchmark Results
Page 10: Read Transfer Rates
Page 11: I/O Performance (RAID 0)
Page 12: I/O Performance (RAID 0+1)
Page 13: Conclusion

I/O Performance (RAID 0+1)

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HansVonOhain

Great Article, very informative.
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pointless test no comparison between raid and single drive
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