A RAID array bests any single-drive storage solution by utilizing multiple drives to offer massive storage space, live data backup, and/or faster data access.
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Data is split into blocks over two or more drives at same time for high speed and large capacity.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance
RAID 1 (Mirror)
Data is written at same time to two drives only for highest level of data safety and redundancy.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance
RAID 10 (1+0)
Data is Striped (RAID 0) over two Mirrored sets (RAID 1) of drives for fast redundancy.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance
RAID 5 (Stripe with Parity)
Data is Striped (RAID 0) while incorporating parity over three or more drives for the best
combination of speed, capacity, and redundancy.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance
JBOD
(Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives)
Each disk shows up as an individual logical volume on the computer. A 4 bay unit
populated with drives will have 4 logical drives show up on the computer.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance
Span (NRAID)
Combines capacity of two or more drives of varying size without any RAID data distribution
scheme into one logical desktop volume.