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SK0-005 · Question #634

An administrator is troubleshooting a performance issue with an application. The application performs many small reads and writes in its operation. The administrator determines that the underlying…

The correct answer is D. Move the application to an array using RAID 10. RAID 10 offers higher performance for many small reads and writes due to striping and mirroring, while still providing data protection.

Troubleshooting

Question

An administrator is troubleshooting a performance issue with an application. The application performs many small reads and writes in its operation. The administrator determines that the underlying storage is currently configured to use a general-purpose array with RAID 5. Which of the following should the administrator consider doing in order to offer higher application performance yet still retain data protection?

Options

  • AMove the application to an array using RAID 0.
  • BMove the application to an array using RAID 1
  • CMove the application to an array using RAID 6.
  • DMove the application to an array using RAID 10.

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    84% (21)

Explanation

RAID 10 offers higher performance for many small reads and writes due to striping and mirroring, while still providing data protection.

Topics

#RAID levels#Storage performance#Server troubleshooting#Data protection

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