RAID-1 vs. RAID-5 Explained! In my line of business, I often meet customers whom asked me questions about RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) as they have been misled and/or confused by IT vendors whom are either out to make the most money from the customer by selling more storage/disks or they don't have an understanding of the customer's applications and storage needs. Some of the most popular RAID questions I come across are: I want RAID-5 as it is a better and faster than RAID-1. Is it? Should I install the operating system (OS) and put data in different partitions of RAID-5? Is it ok if we divide a RAID into two partitions? Does RAID-5 take a long time to rebuild? Is RAID-5 (hardware-based RAID) a better solution than RAID-1? Based on my experiences with MS Windows, Linux and UNIX-based (Solaris, AIX, HP-UX) operating systems since year 1996, choosing a RAID level actually depends on what application(s) you are implementing. RAID-1 characteristics One Write or two...
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