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Advantages, Table C-1, Summary of RAID Methods
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Drive Arrays and Fault Tolerance Advantages The advantages of RAID 5 are that: • It has a high read performance. • No loss of data occurs if one physical drive fails. • More drive capacity is usable than with RAID 1+0 (parity information requires only the storage space equivalent to one physical drive). Disadvantages The disadvantages of RAID 5 are that: • It has a relatively low write performance. • Loss of data occurs if a second drive fails before data from the first failed drive is rebuilt. Table C-1 summarizes the important features of the different kinds of RAID described. The decision chart in Table C-2 may help you to determine which option is best for your situation. Table C-1: Summary of RAID Methods Alternative name Usable drive space* Usable drive space formula Minimum number of physical drives RAID 0 Striping (no fault tolerance) 100% n 1 RAID 1+0 Mirroring 50% n/2 2 RAID 5 Distributed Data Guarding 67% to 93% (n-1)/n 3 continued Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide C-9