Description Files for RAID Configurations

Below are description files for RAID examples described in the Volume Sets and RAIDs chapter. The syntax of them is described in the Syntax of a Description File for RAID Configurations topic.

StripeSet

The stripe set layout is described in the Volume Sets, Stripe Sets, and Mirrors topic.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<RAIDList>

  <RAID name="StripeSet" parents="2" rows="2" blocksize="16777216">

    <Table>

      <Block id="A1">1</Block>

      <Block id="B1">2</Block>

      <Block id="A2">3</Block>

      <Block id="B2">4</Block>

    </Table>

  </RAID>

</RAIDList>

Basic RAID 5

The RAID layout is described in the Working with Basic RAID 4 and RAID 5 Operations topic.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<RAIDList>

  <RAID name="RAID5Layout" parents="3" rows="3" blocksize="16777216">

    <Table>

      <Block id="A1">1</Block>

      <Block id="B1">2</Block>

      <Block id="C1">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="A2">3</Block>

      <Block id="B2">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="C2">4</Block>

      <Block id="A3">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="B3">5</Block>

      <Block id="C3">6</Block>

    </Table>

  </RAID>

</RAIDList>

Advanced RAID 5

The RAID layout is described in the Working with Advanced RAID 5 Layouts topic.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<RAIDList>

  <RAID name="RAID5Complex" parents="3" rows="9" blocksize="16777216">

    <Table>

      <Block id="A1">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="B1">1</Block>

      <Block id="C1">2</Block>

      <Block id="A2">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="B2">3</Block>

      <Block id="C2">4</Block>

      <Block id="A3">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="B3">5</Block>

      <Block id="C3">6</Block>

      <Block id="A4">7</Block>

      <Block id="B4">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="C4">8</Block>

      <Block id="A5">10</Block>

      <Block id="B5">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="C5">9</Block>

      <Block id="A6">11</Block>

      <Block id="B6">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="C6">12</Block>

      <Block id="A7">13</Block>

      <Block id="B7">14</Block>

      <Block id="C7">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="A8">15</Block>

      <Block id="B8">16</Block>

      <Block id="C8">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="A9">17</Block>

      <Block id="B9">18</Block>

      <Block id="C9">XorOfData</Block>

    </Table>

    <Offsets>

      <Offset id="1">16777216</Offset>

      <Offset id="2">16777216</Offset>

      <Offset id="3">16777216</Offset>

    </Offsets>

  </RAID>

</RAIDList>

RAID 6 Reed-Solomon (Left Synchronous (Standard)) Preset

The RAID layout is described in the Working with RAID 6 Presets topic.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<RAIDList>

  <RAID name="RAID6RS" parents="5" rows="5" blocksize="16777216">

    <Table>

      <Block id="A1">ReedSolomon</Block>

      <Block id="B1">1</Block>

      <Block id="C1">2</Block>

      <Block id="D1">3</Block>

      <Block id="E1">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="A2">4</Block>

      <Block id="B2">5</Block>

      <Block id="C2">6</Block>

      <Block id="D2">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="E2">ReedSolomon</Block>

      <Block id="A3">8</Block>

      <Block id="B3">9</Block>

      <Block id="C3">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="D3">ReedSolomon</Block>

      <Block id="E3">7</Block>

      <Block id="A4">12</Block>

      <Block id="B4">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="C4">ReedSolomon</Block>

      <Block id="D4">10</Block>

      <Block id="E4">11</Block>

      <Block id="A5">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="B5">ReedSolomon</Block>

      <Block id="C5">13</Block>

      <Block id="D5">14</Block>

      <Block id="E5">15</Block>

    </Table>

  </RAID>

</RAIDList>

Advanced RAID 6

The RAID layout is described in the Working with Advanced RAID 6 Layouts topic.

<RAIDList>

  <RAID name="RAID6Complex" parents="5" rows="6" blocksize="16777216">

    <Table>

      <Block id="A1">ReedSolomon</Block>

      <Block id="B1">1</Block>

      <Block id="C1">2</Block>

      <Block id="D1">3</Block>

      <Block id="E1">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="A2">4</Block>

      <Block id="B2">5</Block>

      <Block id="C2">6</Block>

      <Block id="D2">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="E2">ReedSolomon</Block>

      <Block id="A3">8</Block>

      <Block id="B3">9</Block>

      <Block id="C3">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="D3">ReedSolomon</Block>

      <Block id="E3">7</Block>

      <Block id="A4">12</Block>

      <Block id="B4">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="C4">ReedSolomon</Block>

      <Block id="D4">10</Block>

      <Block id="E4">11</Block>

      <Block id="A5">XorOfData</Block>

      <Block id="B5">ReedSolomon</Block>

      <Block id="C5">13</Block>

      <Block id="D5">14</Block>

      <Block id="E5">15</Block>

      <Block id="A6" sequence="1">XorOfAll</Block>

      <Block id="B6" sequence="2">XorOfAll</Block>

      <Block id="C6" sequence="3">XorOfAll</Block>

      <Block id="D6" sequence="4">XorOfAll</Block>

      <Block id="E6" sequence="5">XorOfAll</Block>

    </Table>

    <Sequences>

      <Sequence id="1">A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6</Sequence>

      <Sequence id="2">B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6</Sequence>

      <Sequence id="3">C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6</Sequence>

      <Sequence id="4">D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6</Sequence>

      <Sequence id="5">E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6</Sequence>

    </Sequences>

  </RAID>

</RAIDList>