RAID 6 and endurance on SSD

Question

Hi,I’m planning to buy PowerVault ME4024 with SSD drives. However, I have some problems to get information what RAID level which I should set. The storage will be used for Hypar-V virtualization with some Database, Exchange and other servers (around 50). I was planning to set RAID 6 but I worry about endurance as some people say it will wear twice faster than RAID 10. Other say RAID 6 is absolutely fine. Can somebody advise me if should I use RAID 6 or not?

DELL-Sam L · Answer

Hello PiotrDublin,

Here are some links to some guides for the ME4024.

Hyper-V

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/powervault-me4-series-microsoft-hyper-v-dell-emc-2018-3921-bp-ws_wp4_en-us.pdf

Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/powervault-me4-series-microsoft-exchange-server-dell-emc-2018-3925-bp-ex_wp3_en-us.pdf

Microsoft SQL server

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/powervault-me4-series-microsoft-sql-server-dell-emc-2018-3923-bp-sql_wp5_en-us.pdf

ME4: Deployment Storage Types and Recommendation

https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln317302/me4-deployment-storage-types-and-recommendations?lang=en&ref=topsolutions&lwp=rt

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

PowerVault

RAID 6 and endurance on SSD

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