RAID levels comparison chart
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RAID 1 |
RAID 5 |
RAID 6 |
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Min number of disks |
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Fault tolerance |
|
1 disk |
1 disk |
2 disks |
|
Disk space overhead |
|
50% |
1 disk |
2 disks |
|
Read speed |
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Fast |
Slow, |
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Write speed |
|
Fair |
Slow, |
Fair |
Hardware cost |
|
High (disks) |
High |
Very high |
RAID levels 2, 3, and 4 are theoretically defined but not used in practice. so ans should be A