Raid 1 – Dell 3 User Manual

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RAID Levels

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RAID 1

In RAID 1, the RAID controller duplicates all data from one drive to a
second drive. RAID 1 provides complete data redundancy, but at the cost of
doubling the required data storage capacity, as shown in Figure 3-2. Table 3-
3 provides an overview of RAID 1.

Ta b l e 3 - 3 . R A I D 1 O v e r v i e w

Uses

Use RAID 1 for small databases or any other
environment that requires fault tolerance but small
capacity.

Strong Points

RAID 1 provides complete data redundancy. RAID 1 is
ideal for any application that requires fault tolerance
and minimal capacity.

Weak Points

RAID 1 requires twice as many disk drives.
Performance is impaired during drive rebuilds.

Drives

2

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