Things to consider when changing the RAID level

If you have a... And you want... Then...
RAID level-0 logical device with two or more drives RAID level-5 Add at least one drive

RAID level-5 logical device

RAID level-0 Optionally, remove one drive

RAID level-0 logical device

RAID level-10 Double (at least) the drive count
RAID level-6 logical device RAID level-5 Optionally, remove one drive
RAID level-5 logical device RAID level-5EE Add at least one drive
RAID level-5 logical device RAID level-6 Add one or two drives (second drive may be necessary to support N data + 2 parity drives)
RAID level-5EE logical device RAID level-5 Optionally, remove one drive
RAID level-5 logical device RAID level-10 Make sure you have (source-1)*2 drives total

RAID level-1 logical device

RAID level-5 Add at least one drive

RAID level-1 logical device

RAID level-10 Add at least two drives

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