Re: NVMe disk protection

Yep that's correct. There is no RAID options with nvme. So when planning
space you always have to take that into account.


Thanks,

Jason E. Olson
IBM i Engineer/Developer
josys36@xxxxxxxxx
480.223.2952

On Sat, May 23, 2026, 9:21 AM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

So two 800GB NVMe drives mirrored becomes 800GB of usable space, or is
there some new magic involved with mirroring?

On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 10:14 AM Jason Olson <josys36@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

With nvme drives it mirroring.

Thanks,

Jason E. Olson
IBM i Engineer/Developer
josys36@xxxxxxxxx
480.223.2952



On Sat, May 23, 2026, 9:12 AM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Getting a quote on a Power system with two 800GB NVMe drives.
The system they are migrating from has just over 800GB at 80% used.
What are the disk protection options?
Single IBM i LPAR system with no VIOS.
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