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Introduction to RAID Levels
Introduction to RAID Levels
The KISS-Stor 0/5 can support the following RAID levels: 0 and 5. Which is the
right level for you? The answer depends on the application it is used for.
RAID 0
RAID Level 0 requires a minimum of two drives, offers high transfer rates and is
ideal for large blocks of data where speed is of importance. Computer Aided
Design (CAD), Graphics, Scientific Computing, Image and Multimedia
applications are all good examples. RAID Level 0 is a "Non-Redundant Striped
Array". If one drive in a RAID 0 array fails however, the data on the whole array is
lost.
RAID 0 links each drive in the array as one large drive. The storage capacity is
determined by the smallest drive in the array. That capacity is then applied to
format all other drives in the array. If using a 40 GB, 60 GB, and 50 GB drive in a
RAID 0 array, your system will see one huge drive of 120 GB
[(3 disks x 40 GB) = 120 GB].
Fig. 1: Example for RAID 0 array with three hard disks
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