The Upside<\/h2>\n

RAID 50’s strengths are speed and fault tolerance.<\/p>\n

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• Combines the speed of RAID 0 with the parity of RAID 5<\/li>\n
• Every additional disk or RAID 5 node increases performance (to the limit of the transport technology)<\/li>\n
• Every additional disk in the RAID 5 nodes increases capacity though you lose one drive’s worth of space\u00a0for parity<\/li>\n
• Every RAID 5 node can survive one drive failure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  The Downside<\/h2>\n

  It’s hard to really knock RAID 50 as it’s very fast and provides decent fault tolerance, however, it’s not for the paranoid.<\/p>\n

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  • Only one drive failure per RAID 5 node can be tolerated (see RAID 60)<\/li>\n
  • The RAID 50 array will slow down slightly while a RAID 5 node is rebuilt<\/li>\n
  • Total capacity is always a multiple of the smallest RAID 5 node<\/li>\n
  • Requires six drives minimum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    When to Use RAID 50<\/h2>\n

    If you have six or more drives RAID 50 is a good way to increase the performance of RAID 5. Or if you prefer, a way to add fault tolerance to RAID 0. If you’re looking for even more fault tolerance, RAID 60 with its double parity is another option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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