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Source RAID | Target RAID | Required Number of Physical Disks (Beginning) | Number of Physical Disks (End) | Capacity Expansion Possible | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RAID 0 | RAID 0 | 1 | 2 or more | Yes | Increases capacity |
RAID 0 | RAID 1 | 1 | 2 | No | Converts nonredundant virtual disk into a mirrored virtual disk by adding one disk. |
RAID 0 | RAID 5 | 1 or more | 3 or more | Yes | At least one drive must be added for distributed parity data. |
RAID 0 | RAID 6 | 1 or more | 4 or more | Yes | At least two drives must be added for dual distributed parity data. |
RAID 1 | RAID 0 | 2 | 2 or more | Yes | Removes redundancy while increasing capacity. |
RAID 1 | RAID 5 | 2 | 3 or more | Yes | Maintains redundancy while doubling capacity. |
RAID 1 | RAID 6 | 2 | 4 or more | Yes | Two drives must be added for distributed parity data. |
RAID 5 | RAID 0 | 3 or more | 3 or more | Yes | Converts to a nonredundant virtual disk and reclaims disk space that is used for distributed parity data. |
RAID 5 | RAID 5 | 3 | 4 or more | Yes | It increases capacity by adding disks. |
RAID 5 | RAID 6 | 3 or more | 4 or more | Yes | At least one drive must be added for dual distributed parity data. |
RAID 6 | RAID 0 | 4 or more | 4 or more | Yes | Converts to a nonredundant virtual disk and reclaims disk space that is used for distributed parity data. |
RAID 6 | RAID 5 | 4 or more | 4 or more | Yes | Removes one set of parity data and reclaims the disk space that is used for it. |
RAID 6 | RAID 6 | 4 | 5 or more | Yes | It increases capacity by adding disks. |
RAID 10 | RAID 10 | Less than 32 | 32 | Yes | It increases capacity by adding disks. |