RAID Calculator
Using Our RAID Requirement Calculator for Security Solutions
You can determine the RAID required for your next video security project with our dependable RAID calculator. This easy-to-use tool requires you to fill out no more than three fields to measure the RAID requirement for your video surveillance solutions, including your number of drives, drive size in gigabytes (GB) and RAID level. Please note that:
- RAID 1 requires two drives.
- RAID 10 requires the number of drives to be a multiple of two.
- RAID 5 requires three or more drives.
- RAID 6 requires four or more drives but is recommended when using more than eight drives.
If you choose a RAID level that does not reflect the required number of drives, the calculator will show an error in the array size field.
After you fill in the required fields, our calculator will give you a total value in GB, an array size in terabytes (TB) and a level of usable RAID disk space in TB. You can obtain purpose-built IP video storage solutions for your security needs at BCD. When you come to us, you can expect guaranteed performance paired with white-glove service.
Calculate the RAID required for your next video surveillance project by utilizing the BCD RAID calculator.
- RAID1 requires Number of Drives to be 2.
- RAID10 requires Number of Drives to be a multiple of 2.
- RAID5 requires Number of Drives to be 3 or greater.
- RAID6 requires Number of Drives to be 4 or greater. We recommend RAID6 when using more than 8 drives.
*For a verified solution, please reach out to our sales department in order to validate the build for your project and guarantee its performance.
What Are RAID Requirements for Video Surveillance Solutions?
RAID stands for redundant array of independent disks. This data storage virtualization technology combines multiple physical disk drives into one or more units for data redundancy or performance improvement purposes. How data is distributed across the drives depends on their RAID levels, or the required redundancy and performance measures.
Each RAID level comprises a different balance of reliability, performance, availability and capacity. The most common RAID levels for security systems include:
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