Spanning RAID 5 across storage systems

[focusdchaos]

Can I span a RAID 5 volume across storage systems? Such as using a Smart2/DH to create a RAID 5 volume consisting of 6 disks in a StorageSystem U2, and 4 disks in the drive cage of a Proliant 3K? Or would all disks have to be on the same channel, using multiple StorageSystems?

 

[jkallen]

You can span as many disks are you can fit on one card. You just can't span cards.

 

[visualsee]

What are you trying to ultimately achieve?

 

[focusdchaos]

I have 10 18gb disks, and I would like to use all in RAID 5 array, however, they are 1.6" disks. The drive cage on my Proliant holds 6 full hieght disks, but 3 need to be used for a system partition. I need to get a Storage System rack, to place the other 7 disks. I would like to make them all one volume, giving me ~162GB.