[Disksim-users] System Level Vs Controller Level RAID

[Greg Ganger]

Yes, still true.  The difference is just topology -- can only do a logical
organization at the driver level of the topology.

Greg


On Sun, 20 Feb 2011, kolla purushotham wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> In the section 3.8(Disk Array Data Organizations) of the disksim-4.0 manual
> it is given that:
>
> Although DiskSim is organized to allow organizations both at the
> system-level
> (i.e., at front end of the device drivers) and at the controller-level, only
> system-level organizations are supported in the first released version.
>
> Is this still valid in the Current release of Disksim( i.e. ver4). Will I be
> able to simulate a RAID5 array on DIsksim at the controller level. And can
> someone please explain the difference between the two Organizations apart
> from their topology.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Purushotham
>