Chapter 9. Bigger, Faster, More Reliable Storage with RAID
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to
Participate in discussions and planning sessions regarding the use of RAID technology in storage network designs
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of parity RAID and mirroring
Describe the exclusive OR (XOR) operation used in parity RAID, and describe the processes of degraded mode operations and parity rebuilds
Discuss the difference between RAID 10 and RAID 5, including the RAID 5 write penalty
RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) is one of the most important technologies in storage networking and is one of the main functions of storage virtualization. While many people associate RAID with hardware products, such as disk subsystems ...
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