Daily Challenge - RAID 1 - 2024-Sep-19

Professor-Capsaicin-Spiceworks · 2024-09-19T00:02:04.535Z

Which of the following best describes RAID 1?

A set of 4 disks, where each contains 1/4 of each file
A Mirrored set of 2 drives, where the complete contents are written to each drive
A single disk without any RAID setup
A mix of Solid-state and Spinning disks, where the first 0x0213FE bits of each file are on the SSDs for faster loading
I’m not sure, but I’m excited to learn more!

Correct Answer: A Mirrored set of 2 drives, where the complete contents are written to each drive

Explanation

RAID 1 is a mirror or a complete copy of the volume’s data on 2 separate disks. This means either disk can fail and the data will not be lost, but your maximum capacity will never exceed the smallest drive’s capacity.

Four disks containing striped data may be RAID 0 (or 00). However, RAID would happen below the filesystem level, so individual files wouldn’t necessarily have 1/4 written to each drive.
A single disk by itself would not be RAID at all, though some argue that RAID 0 is not RAID, as there is no redundancy.
A mix of solid-state and spinning drives would be tiered storage, not necessarily any sort of RAID, though that 0x0213FE is an oddly specific number, isn’t it?

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circularWaffle · 2024-10-03T17:42:28.336Z

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Josh-J-Spiceworks · 2024-10-04T18:21:23.867Z

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