I have 2 hard drives, and want to stripe them, along with make a mirrored image of the two striped drives on a third disk. Is this possible? What kind of controller card would I need to achieve this if it is? These are 15k Cheetah drives. Thanks.
2006-11-25 20:55:58 · 2 answers · asked by zachsandberg 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Let me clarify sorry, I have 2 15,000rpm Cheetahs, and 2 10,000rpm ultrastar 68pin Ultra320 drives. All at 33.6 gigs
2006-11-25 21:20:02 · update #1
Your referring to a Raid 1+0
Controller Requirements: Almost all hardware controllers will support one or the other of RAID 10 or RAID 01, but often not both. Even low-end cards will support this multiple level, usually RAID 01. High-end cards may support both 01 and 10.
Hard Disk Requirements: An even number of hard disks with a minimum of four; maximum dependent on controller. All drives should be identical
2006-11-25 21:16:35 · answer #1 · answered by wdy_67 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you are after sounds like RAID 5 - which offers N-1 storage, giving striping and the parirty protection you require.
Pretty much and RAID controller card will handle this, would suggest having a look at ebuyer.com - dismal customer service BUT a good range of products and very good pricing.
Failing that, Ebay would almost certainly do RAID controllers for you.
2006-11-26 05:05:49 · answer #2 · answered by Mark T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋