RAID 5
by linuxbird from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6GR5Y)
I have a system I would like to put a RAID 5 configuration into, and have a few noob type questions.
Configuration: Gigabyte G77-D3H motherboard, 32 GB ram, Slackware 15.0
Drives: WD Red 10TB, also a small SSD for the system drive
Would like to use existing SATA2 interfaces, or possibly two SATA3 and one SATA2 interface on MB. Alternatively, I could consider a RAID interface card, but need some guidance.
-it is unclear how much support, as in parity, the MB provides.
-it is unclear whether a dedicated lower cost RAID interface board would perform parity calculations, and otherwise enhance performance
-what is the best/current guidance on configuring the system and setting up the RAID array?
Thanks for any guidance or pointers.
Configuration: Gigabyte G77-D3H motherboard, 32 GB ram, Slackware 15.0
Drives: WD Red 10TB, also a small SSD for the system drive
Would like to use existing SATA2 interfaces, or possibly two SATA3 and one SATA2 interface on MB. Alternatively, I could consider a RAID interface card, but need some guidance.
-it is unclear how much support, as in parity, the MB provides.
-it is unclear whether a dedicated lower cost RAID interface board would perform parity calculations, and otherwise enhance performance
-what is the best/current guidance on configuring the system and setting up the RAID array?
Thanks for any guidance or pointers.