Thursday, 18 September 2014

RAID

RAID
RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive/Independent Disks) is a term to describe several hard disks made into one logical disk.

The main reasons why RAID is used are:
-          To make loss of data happen less often
-          For more storage space
-          More flexibility – a disabled hard drive doesn’t mean no computer
-          Access data more quickly

The disadvantages of RAID are:
-          Certain choices can protect against data being lost because one (or a number) of disks failed. This does not, however, protect against the data being deleted or overwritten.
-          After one (or a number) of disk failures, getting the system into a clean state could take a long time
-          RAID can be a little challenging – some easy to make mistakes can result in nulled data

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