Re: Is RAID 6 better than RAID 10 ?

binar,

here is a raid calculator fo you to give a whirl

http://www.raid-calculator.com/Default.aspx


want to know how many drives you need for a given amount of storage needed to a given raid type ? check this out

http://www.dnfstorage.com/resources.asp/section/Reading~Room/c...Calculator


this one gives you some formulas when it is calculating parity..... if you are into this type of thing (formulas that is)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels


Technical Brief on raid 6 by 3ware

http://www.3ware.com/products/pdf/raid_6_techbrief_112906.pdf


You'll love this one if you arent buzzing just yet... if not... this one will explode your brain

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hpa/raid6.pdf (Mathematics of Raid-6)