SK0-003 · Question #359
A server has six drives of equal size attached to a RAID controller. Which of the following fault tolerant RAID levels would allow the maximum amount of data to be stored?
The correct answer is B. RAID 5. Among fault-tolerant RAID levels, RAID 5 provides the most usable storage capacity by dedicating only one drive's worth of space for parity data.
Question
A server has six drives of equal size attached to a RAID controller. Which of the following fault tolerant RAID levels would allow the maximum amount of data to be stored?
Options
- ARAID 1+0
- BRAID 5
- CRAID 0
- DRAID 1
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A10% (2)
- B71% (15)
- C5% (1)
- D14% (3)
Why each option
Among fault-tolerant RAID levels, RAID 5 provides the most usable storage capacity by dedicating only one drive's worth of space for parity data.
RAID 1+0 (RAID 10) uses half of the total raw capacity for mirroring, resulting in less usable space (3/6 or N/2) compared to RAID 5 for six drives.
RAID 5 provides fault tolerance by distributing parity information across all drives, using the equivalent of one drive's capacity for this purpose. With six drives, 5/6 (N-1)/N of the total raw capacity is available for data, maximizing usable space among fault-tolerant options.
RAID 0 offers no fault tolerance, making it an invalid choice for a question specifically asking for a fault-tolerant RAID level.
RAID 1 mirrors drives in pairs, meaning only half of the total raw capacity is usable (3/6 or N/2), which is less efficient in terms of capacity than RAID 5 for multiple drives.
Concept tested: RAID levels and storage efficiency
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/understanding-raid
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