RAID 6 array on a C210 M2

[Johnny B]

Hello everyone. When creating a RAID 6 array on a C210 M2 equipped with an LSI 9261-8i HBA, is it possible to select which physical hard drives you want to be used for parity?

Many thanks!

[Kirk J · Accepted solution]

Greetings.

Raid 6, you can loose any 2 disks, and still remain online because parity is split over all disks.

Thanks,

Kirk...

[Johnny B]

Thank you for replying, Kirk.

I was under the impression only certain disks were used for parity, not all of them.

Good to know!

[Kirk J]

You are likely thinking of Raid 4, which is not used much, which has a specific disk member dedicated for parity.

Thanks,

Kirk...