Some design issues of disk arrays

Some of the issues that should be considered in the design of a disk array subsystem are discussed. The objective is not to come up with a standard, or the best disk array solution, but rather to bring out some of the design options, to provide a better understanding of the tradeoffs of some of the choices, and to point out some pitfalls to avoid.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>