In one of my articles I tried to define the mathematics of a RAID 5 stripe and how it relates to data recovery. Using the eXclusive ORing truth table we can continue to run the array even when one drive has dropped out of the array. This RAID state is known as degraded and must [...]
Recently it was my displeasure to work on a three drive spanned set for NT 4.0. The set was soft configured so when the boot drive went down, with all of the configuration data for the RAID on it, the RAID would not mount. In addition to that, this was a multi volume set. [...]
The function set for the inaugural offering of RAID Diagnostic Toolkit is very basic. This post will explain how to choo...
Over the years one of the most consistent problems with RAID recovery is the rebuild. I would estimate that nearly 40 p...
In my last installment I covered two of the three reasons why we do a parity check. First we want to make sure tha...
A RAID system comprises of 2 or more hard disks that are combined to provide the storage capacity of both drives across ...
I find that “RAID” is such a scary term to a lot of my end users or business clients who are not Network Adm...
