Does Administrator have to set cluster size during RAID 0+1,3 and 5 used according to Microsoft tech document?

Question

Hi everyone,
I always thank you for providing helpful information in this forum.
As I got a plan to set hard drive for RAID 0+1,3 and 5. Therefore should I set cluster size under each RAID type according to the url which is provided by Microsoft Tech net. I mean I want to set the cluster size which is size by one time hard disk head
access.
The url is ....
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/140365
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi OlegSmirnovPetrov,
Additional,
 on Win 2008 and later versions, disk partition alignment is enabled by default. On win 2k3 and earlier versions you need to enable , 
more information please refer the following KB:
1. Best practices for using dynamic disks on Windows Server 2003-based computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816307
2. Disk Partition Alignment (Sector Alignment): Make the Case: Save Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jimmymay/archive/2009/05/08/disk-partition-alignment- 
     sector-alignment-make-the-case-with-this-template.aspx
3. General Hardware/OS/Network Guidelines for a SQL Box
4.http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cindygross/archive/2011/03/10/general-hardware-os-network-guidelines-for-a-sql-box.aspx (please refer Storage specifications)
5.Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd758814.aspx
I’m glad to be of help to you!
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