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Storage Configuration Options
56 Snap Server Administrator Guide
RAID 1 (Mirrored)
RAID 1 uses mirroring, which stores data on one disk drive and copies it to another
drive in the RAID. A RAID 1 must contain at least two disk drives: one for the data
space and one for redundancy. Though the data space in a RAID 1 can never be
larger than a single drive, some administrators prefer to add a third drive (either as
a hot spare or a member) for additional redundancy. RAID 1 is the most secure
method for storing mission-critical data because there is no catastrophic data loss
when a disk fails. However, RAID 1 is the most expensive and least efficient storage
method.
RAID 5 (Striping with Parity)
RAID 5 distributes data evenly among all disks in the array, and maintains parity
information (error correction data) that allows the system to recover from a single
disk drive failure. RAID 5 provides the best combination of performance, usability,
capacity, and data protection.
Hot Spares
A hot spare is a disk drive that can automatically replace a damaged drive in a RAID
1 or 5. If one disk drive in a RAID fails the RAID automatically uses the hot spare to
rebuild itself without administrator intervention.
Volumes
The default configuration organizes the remaining RAID capacity into a single
volume with a single file system. If you need separate file systems on the same
server, you can delete the default volume and create two or more smaller volumes
in its place.
As previously noted, the default RAID capacity is divided between the Snapshot
pool (20%) and the volume (80%). You can increase or decrease Snapshot pool size
at any time; you can increase, but not decrease the size of a volume.
If a pool reserve of 20% is more than you require, you can decrease the pool size,
then add the freed space to the volume.
If you find you need to reserve more than 20%, you will have to delete the
volume, expand the pool size, and then create a new volume.
Snapshot Pool Size
The default configuration reserves 20 percent of the volume’s capacity for the
Snapshot pool. You may need to adjust this figure depending on your Snapshot
strategy, write activity, and other factors. For more information, see “Managing the
Snapshot Pool” on page 99.
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