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Home » Technical Activities » Technology Standards & Software » Standards Portfolio » Disk Drive Format (DDF)

Common raid Disk Data Format (DDF)

The Common RAID Disk Data Format specification defines a standard data structure describing how data is formatted across the disks in a RAID group. The Disk Data Format (DDF) structure allows a basic level of interoperability between different suppliers of RAID technology. The Common RAID DDF structure benefits storage users by enabling data-in-place migration among systems from different vendors.

DDF v2.0

  • SNIA Technical Position:  Common RAID Disk Data Format (DDF) Specification v2.0 (1MB ZIP)
  • IP Disclosures

DDF v1.2

  • SNIA Technical Position: Common RAID Disk Data Format (DDF) v1.2
    • Errata A for DDF Specification v1.2
    • DDF Specification v1.2 with Errata incorporated
  • IP Disclosures

 

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