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You would like to configure a RAID array that included both striping and mirroring. Which of these RAID types would accomplish this requirement?

A) RAID 0

B) RAID 1

C) RAID 5

D) RAID 1+0

E) Can you get a drive array that far up the hill?


The answer: D) RAID 1+0

RAID 1+0 is sometimes called a “stripe of mirrors,” due to it’s use of mirrored pairs that are striped together. This RAID format combines the speed of RAID 0 with the redundancy of RAID 1.

Want to know more? Watch “An Overview of RAID”

The throughput and redundancy advantages of RAID are used in numerous computer systems. In this video, you’ll learn about RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 1+0.