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Joshua Boniface 2016-09-29 13:22:41 -04:00
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@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ It is a common technique to provide **resiliency** and **availability** to a set
The simplest type of RAID is a 'mirror', which does just what it sounds like: keeps two (or more) copies of data on two (or more) different disks. If one disk fails, the second copy is still available and no data loss has occurred. The simplest type of RAID is a 'mirror', which does just what it sounds like: keeps two (or more) copies of data on two (or more) different disks. If one disk fails, the second copy is still available and no data loss has occurred.
There also exist more advanced modes, the most common of which is called RAID-5, and consists of 3 or more disks with data stripped (written sequentially) across the disks. There also exist more advanced modes, the most common of which is called RAID-5, and consists of 3 or more disks with data stripped (written sequentially), along with parity information, across the disks.
The [Wikipedia page for RAID](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID) provides some helpful information about the history and bennefits of the various RAID implementations. The [Wikipedia page for RAID](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID) provides some helpful information about the history and bennefits of the various RAID implementations.