A metalun made of LUNs on two RAID groups

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Does it make sense to have a metalun made of LUNs on two RAID groups, where 1 RG contains 5 disks and the other 9?

Can the CX 700 use this config efficiently? Both RAID5.

I guess not, but I am not sure.

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