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SK0-005 · Question #519

A technician is configuring a new server with four disks for the development team. The requirements are disk redundancy and maximum usable disk capacity. Which of the following RAID levels should be…

The correct answer is C. 5. RAID 5 offers both disk redundancy and maximum usable disk capacity by using block-level striping with parity. RAID 5 allows one drive to fail while still retaining data, and it uses only one disk's worth of space for parity, maximizing the usable capacity.

Server hardware installation and management

Question

A technician is configuring a new server with four disks for the development team. The requirements are disk redundancy and maximum usable disk capacity. Which of the following RAID levels should be used for this server?

Options

  • A0
  • B1
  • C5
  • D10

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • B
    10% (2)
  • C
    86% (18)
  • D
    5% (1)

Explanation

RAID 5 offers both disk redundancy and maximum usable disk capacity by using block-level striping with parity. RAID 5 allows one drive to fail while still retaining data, and it uses only one disk's worth of space for parity, maximizing the usable capacity.

Topics

#RAID levels#Disk redundancy#Storage capacity#Server configuration

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