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RAID
Level
Common
Name
Description
Array’s
Capcit
y
Data
Reliabiity
Data
Trasfer
Capacity
0
Disk
Striping
Data distributed across the
disks in the array.
No redundant infromation
provided.
(N)
disks
Low Ver y
High
1 Mirroring All data Dulicated 1 * disk
Ver y
High
High
3
Parallel
Transfer
Disks with
Parity
Data sector is subdivided
and distributed across all
data disk. Redundant
information stored on a
dicated partiy disk
(N-1)
disks
Ver y
High
Highest
of all
listed
alternatives
5
Independent
Access Array
with Rotating
Paridy
Data sectors are distributed
as with disk striping,
redundant information is
interspersed with user data.
(N-1)
disks
Ver y
High
Ver y
High