Dell Unity: Dynamic Pool best practices for initial drive configuration (User Correctable)
Summary: Dynamic Pool best practices for initial drive configuration
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Instructions
At the time of creation, dynamic pools use the largest RAID width possible with the number of drives specified, up to the following maximum widths:
-RAID-1/0: 4+4
-RAID-5: 12+1
-RAID-6: 14+2
With dynamic pools, there is no performance or availability advantage to smaller RAID widths. Therefore, to maximize usable capacity with parity RAID, it is recommended to initially create the pool with enough drives to guarantee the largest possible RAID width.
Additional Information
For more guidance to Unity General Best practices, see link below:
https://support.emc.com/docu69891_Dell-EMC-Unity:-Best-Practices-Guide.pdf?language=en_US
Affected Products
Dell EMC Unity FamilyProducts
Dell EMC Unity 300F, Dell EMC Unity 350F, Dell EMC Unity 400F, Dell EMC Unity 450F, Dell EMC Unity 550F, Dell EMC Unity 600F, Dell EMC Unity 650F, Dell EMC Unity Family |Dell EMC Unity All Flash, Dell EMC Unity FamilyArticle Properties
Article Number: 000014378
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 19 Mar 2025
Version: 5
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