Figure 3-5. Raid 50 Array - Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3 User Manual

RAID 5
Disk 1
Segment 1 Segment 2
Segment 6 Parity (5-6)
Parity (9-10) Segment 9
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RAI D L e ve ls
Figure 3-5 displays an example of a RAID 50 array.
F i g u r e 3 - 5 . R A I D 5 0 A r r a y
Disk 2 Disk 3
Parity (1-2)
Segment 5
Segment 10
RAID 0
Data Flow
RAID 5
Disk 4 Disk 5
Segment 3 Segment 4
Segment 8 Parity (7-8)
Parity (11-12) Segment 11
Disk 6
Parity (3-4)
Segment 7
Segment 12