RAID 0 "Stripe" – Speed & Large Storage
- 2 or more drives
- Easy & low cost to implement via software or hardware.
- Perfect for: videographers or anyone needing performance and/or space above all else.
Speed
Data is alternately distributed in blocks across each drive to provide speed increases.As one drive is working on one data block, the next drive is receiving the next data block to work on.
Large Storage
- Total storage space is the capacity of all the drives combined.
Considerations
- If one drive in the array fails, all of the data is lost.
- ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP!!! RAID 0 is susceptible, but it is okay as long as a backup copy is kept!
Learn More About the Types of RAID
RAID 0 (Stripe)
Data is split into blocks over two or more drives at same time for high speed and large capacity.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance
RAID 1 (Mirror)
Data is written at same time to two drives only for highest level of data safety and redundancy.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance
RAID 10 (1+0)
Data is Striped (RAID 0) over two Mirrored sets (RAID 1) of drives for fast redundancy.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance
RAID 5 (Stripe with Parity)
Data is Striped (RAID 0) while incorporating parity over three or more drives for the best combination of speed, capacity, and redundancy.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance
JBOD
(Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives)
Each disk shows up as an individual logical volume on the computer. A 4 bay unit populated with drives will have 4 logical drives show up on the computer.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance
Span (N-RAID)
Combines capacity of two or more drives of varying size without any RAID data distribution scheme into one logical desktop volume.
Capacity
Data Safety
Performance