2 RAID arrays across the same 2 disks

[beverlyq]

Is it possible to have multiple RAID arrays across the same disks (assuming we have enough space on the drives)?
TIA!

 

[popatim]

depends on the raid controller but yes it is possible

 

[beverlyq]

depends on the raid controller but yes it is possible

It's a Smart Array B320i

 

[popatim]

With that controller you can have multiple logical drives per array but only 1 array per drive. IE - you can put multiple drives into raid and then create multiple "partitions" on the array but you cannot have something like half the drive be in raid 0 for booting and the other half be in raid1 for data protection.