i've been going back and forth with mckennma about using dynamic disks on hardware RAID arrays. i've tried googling for the answer to the upcomming question, but, because the terms are so common, i ...

Am I missing something here... ? It was my understanding that with a RAID setup, it was possible to increase performance (not taking into account reliability) above that of a single disk. Let's say I ...

Disk Utility provides features for creating disk images, RAID, and repairing disks. In the second part of our deep dive, we'll look at those options. In part 1 of this series, we looked at the basics ...

Ever since its invention in the late 1980s, Raid (redundant array of inexpensive disks) has been a mainstay of data protection on shared storage arrays and in enterprise servers. But, as the capacity ...

How do you calculate the disk space available for data storage and how much disk space is utilised for parity storage in a RAID 5 configuration? RAID 5, if applied correctly and against a suitable I/O ...

RAID 50 offers a balance of performance, storage capacity, and data integrity Your email has been sent RAID 50 is an often overlooked RAID level that can bridge the gap when it comes to choosing ...

You can use macOS Sierra’s Disk Utility app to create a software RAID, but you can also use it to delete the RAID. If you created a RAID using Disk Utility and now you don’t want to use the disks as a ...

Today, we continue our discussion of RAID 5. When it comes to RAID 5, rebuild times are affected by four things. The first parameter is the number of drives in the array: the more drives you have, the ...

When it comes to RAID 60, Scott Lowe advises IT pros not to have a one-size-fits-all mentality. He explains the potential benefits and downsides of using RAID 60. In a recent TechRepublic column, I ...

Apple’s Disk Utility is usually the go-to app for reformatting, partitioning, and diagnosing storage devices on your Mac. For many years, the Disk Utility app stayed the same in terms of features and ...