Choosing the Right Adaptec® RAID Adapter for Your Application
Adaptec® RAID adapters provide the industry's most versatile, full-featured, secure, and fully RAID-enabled server storage performance solutions. Our adapters are designed to maximize security, performance, and reliability, and are optimized for efficiency and scalability.
So how do we choose when designing?
Hardware or software
RAID can be hardware-based or software-based. See the figure below for details on how to choose.
What RAID level is best?
To determine which RAID level is best for your configuration, you must prioritize your storage needs. Do you care most about capacity, performance, or redundancy? Use this to determine which RAID level is best. You can view the specific parameters of each device at the following websites:
https://www.microchip.com/en-us/products/storage/adaptec-smartraid-raid-adapters
Top 10 Tips
Establishing the right RAID foundation is critical to preventing data loss and maximizing performance. Please read original download our Top 10 RAID Adapter Tips to learn the essential requirements when selecting an adapter.