The Dell 341-5898 PERC 6/e Dual Channel SAS-SATA RAID Controller is a storage solution designed for high-performance computing and data-intensive applications. The RAID controller offers dual-channel SAS/SATA connectivity and supports up to 16 physical drives, making it an ideal solution for small to medium-sized businesses with high data storage needs.
RAID TechnologyThe RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology is a method of storing data across multiple hard drives to increase storage capacity, data redundancy, and data access speed. In a RAID setup, data is distributed across two or more hard drives, making it possible to read or write data simultaneously from multiple drives.
RAID ControllerA RAID controller is a hardware component that manages the storage array and ensures optimal performance, reliability, and data integrity. The Dell 341-5898 PERC 6/e Dual Channel SAS-SATA RAID Controller is a PCIe-based RAID controller that supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, offering a wide range of options for data storage and protection.
Dual-Channel SAS/SATA ConnectivityThe Dell 341-5898 PERC 6/e Dual Channel SAS-SATA RAID Controller offers dual-channel connectivity for SAS and SATA hard drives, providing flexibility in terms of storage media. SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) is a high-performance interface designed for enterprise-level storage, while SATA (Serial ATA) is a more affordable interface commonly used in desktops and small servers.
The controller features two SAS/SATA ports per channel, allowing it to support up to 16 physical drives (eight per channel). The dual-channel architecture enables the controller to perform parallel data transfers, increasing data access speed and reducing latency.
RAID LevelsThe Dell 341-5898 PERC 6/e Dual Channel SAS-SATA RAID Controller supports a wide range of RAID levels, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.
RAID 0 (Striping) - Data is split into blocks and distributed across two or more drives, increasing storage capacity and data access speed. However, data redundancy is not provided, and if one drive fails, all data is lost.
RAID 1 (Mirroring) - Data is duplicated across two drives, providing data redundancy and fast data access speed. However, storage capacity is limited, as only half of the total capacity is available for data storage.
RAID 5 (Striping with Parity) - Data is distributed across three or more drives, and parity information is calculated and stored on each drive. In the event of a drive failure, data can be reconstructed from the parity information. RAID 5 provides a good balance between storage capacity, data redundancy, and data access speed.
RAID 6 (Striping with Dual Parity) - Similar to RAID 5, but with two sets of parity information stored across the drives, providing higher data redundancy. However, RAID 6 requires at least four drives and has a higher write overhead than RAID 5.
RAID 10 (Mirrored Striping) - Combines RAID 0 and RAID 1, where data is first striped across two or more mirrored sets of drives, providing data redundancy and fast data access speed.
RAID 50 (Striping with Distributed Parity) - Combines RAID 5 and RAID 0, where data is first striped across multiple RAID 5 sets, and then the sets are striped together, providing high storage capacity, data redundancy, and data access speed.
RAID 60 (Striping with Dual Distributed Parity) - Similar to RAID 50, but with two sets of distributed parity information stored across the drives, providing higher data redundancy.
General Information about this Dell 341-5898- Manufacturer: Dell
- Part Number or SKU# 341-5898
- Product Type : Controller
- Product Name : SAS-SATA
- Interface Support : 3gb/s Sas
- Pci Support : Pci-e 1.0
- Sas Connections : 2x4 External
- Cache Memory : 256mb
- Data Transfer Rate : 300mb/s
- Compatible Slots : 1 X Pci Express X8
- Channel Qty : 2
- Max Drive Support : 144
- Raid Level : Raid 0 1 5 6 10 50 60
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