RE: 170 - 6713 parity protection

thanks.  and I have been told the disk controller I need is a 2740, 2741 or
2748.

-Steve

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Yes, assuming you have the right disk controller. A RAID set requires a
minimum of four drives.

On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 12:50:26 -0500, "Steve Richter"
<srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> I have a 170 that I am adding 2 more 6713 8GB drives to, making 4 6713
> drives total. Can I turn on parity protection on those drives so that the
> system will have 24 GB of protected dasd?
>
> thanks,
>
> -Steve
>
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