Which has better performance Raid-1 or RAID-5 ?
what is fault tolerance and raid 5 and raid 1 offer what type of fault tolerance
I currently have four 1 Terabyte HDD. I’m planning on setting up a RAID 1, however I would like to get more space. I researched RAID 5 and read plenty of negative opinions about it. I hate to waste so much space, but I can’t take such a large risk for data loss. If anyone [...]
My new server has 3 x 146GB SAS 15k 3.5″ HD, which came pre-configured as RAID 5, and 2x 73GB SAS 15k 3.5″ HD, which came as RAID 1. Should I leave this configuration as is or should I change it?
We are implementing Microsoft Exchange on a EMC DMX3500 DASD Subsystem that has 146GB and 300GBs. Talked to Gartner Group Consultant Bob Passmore and he is strongly recommending RAID 1: his justification is based on the fact that RAID 1 is double the number of disk drives; therefore you cut what is called QUEUE DEPTH [...]





