Understanding the effects of disk subsystems

Meridian does not require a particular disk subsystem type—the only requirement is that Windows supports the hardware and the account under which the EDM Server service is run can access the device. This means that Meridian can take advantage of disk storage space on a single local drive, multiple local drives, a separate file server, network attached storage (NAS) devices, or storage area network (SAN) devices. However, disk compression and data encryption are not recommended for Meridian.

Redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) systems are typically chosen primarily for data protection purposes and provide a minimal performance increase to Meridian. If you choose to use a software-based RAID system, the Meridian performance will most likely decrease. If you want to implement a RAID system, choose a hardware-based RAID system.