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Hardware RAID vs. Software RAID

PublisherLSI Logic
Format11.3KB PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5Date added19 Dec 2003
Topics RAID, Storage Management
Downloads465

To make informed disk array purchase decisions, it is important to look beyond a discussion of the different RAID levels and also understand the differences between software and hardware-based RAID implementations. Software-based arrays are typically the least expensive to implement. Conversely, the true cost of this implementation can increase dramatically if the demand they place on the server CPU necessitates an upgrade to maintain acceptable network performance.

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