Storage Advanced RAID:
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Advanced RAID
Read about some of the more advances uses of RAID in this section
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What are the pros and cons of RAID-6? What is RAID-DP?
FAQ - Generally speaking, dual-parity RAID (RAID-DP) is a proprietary, vendor specific implementation of dual parity...
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Best Practices: Balance workloads with RAID types
Feature - Vendors will tell you how beautifully parity-based RAID works in their storage subsystems, making it almost unnecessary to use any type of striped/mirrored RAID protection. But if you don't match the workload profile of the application to how storage is...
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Double drive failures in a RAID-10 configuration
Ask the Expert - Storage expert Greg Schulz discusses the possibility of recovering data after a double drive failure.
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Server-based RAID vs. controller-based RAID
Ask the Expert - SAN expert Greg Schulz discusses the difference between server-based RAID and controller-based RAID.
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Which RAID configuration offers the best price-to-performance ratio?
Tip - SAN expert, Christopher Poelker addresses a reader's concerns about the way we explained the relationship between RAID price and performance in a 2003 SAN quiz.
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The new breed of RAID controllers
02 Dec 2005
Article - Whether you're selecting a RAID controller for a PC or Unix server, choosing a controller for a home-grown NAS box, or evaluating the controllers in a midrange or low-end array, or building your own NAS, you have to consider several features of the card:
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RAID-10: Two great RAIDs that go great together
Tip - Learn about the differences between RAID1+0 and RAID0+1.
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Tip - Part one introduced you to hot swapping, online capacity expansion and online RAID level migration. Part two exposes you to N-way mirroring, splitting and hiding and more.
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Enterprise-class RAID functions: What they are and when to use them
Tip - This column explains these less familiar enterprise-class RAID features, starting with a set of features that ensure system uptime and flexibility.
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