{"id":8633,"date":"2019-01-23T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T19:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/?p=8633"},"modified":"2020-03-06T16:11:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T21:11:30","slug":"raid-levels-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/raid-levels-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"RAID Levels Explained in 5 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/raid.jpg\" alt=\"raid comparison and differences\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/raid.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/raid-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What if I said you could have a more reliable disk subset, a better hardware failover, and an improved disk input\/output performance? If you aren&#8217;t familiar with RAID configurations, you can&#8217;t take advantage of these benefits. Take just 5 minutes and learn the advantages and disadvantages of each RAID level and increase your server performance. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>What is RAID?<\/h2>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>RAID, or Redundant Array of Independent Disks, combines multiple physical disks into a single logical disk for faster performance, better hardware failover, and improved disk Input\/Output reliability.<\/p>\n<p>RAID options are available with the purchase of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/managed-dedicated-servers\/\">HostDime dedicated server<\/a>. Servers are fully customizable throughout the order process to add what RAID option is right for you. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>RAID Levels Explained<\/h2>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The most common RAID levels are RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (also known as RAID 1+0). Let&#8217;s dive in. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h3>RAID 0<\/center><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/287a8eddb378cf581c9155f3c1836964.png\" alt=\"raid level 0\" width=\"530\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/287a8eddb378cf581c9155f3c1836964.png 530w, https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/287a8eddb378cf581c9155f3c1836964-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RAID 0 uses striping to spread your data blocks across the drives in the RAID array. Striping combines several disk drives into a single volume. This greatly increases Input\/Output performance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum 2 disks\n<li>Excellent performance, as blocks are striped<\/li>\n<li>No redundancy, no mirror, no parity<\/li>\n<li>Not recommended for use on any critical system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>RAID 1<\/center><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dca4204c83389f4070d3705c8178f3f0.png\" alt=\"raid level 1\" width=\"555\" height=\"383\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dca4204c83389f4070d3705c8178f3f0.png 555w, https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dca4204c83389f4070d3705c8178f3f0-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RAID 1 uses mirroring to equally store your data on two or more drives. RAID 1 does not offer an increase in Input\/Output performance, but it does protect against hardware\/drive failure because the array can lose a drive and stay online.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum 2 disks<\/li>\n<li>Good performance, but no striping and no parity<\/li>\n<li>Excellent redundancy as blocks are mirrored<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>RAID 5<\/center><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/d29a727aedbfb70cfb9c7cc5cb7084b3.png\" alt=\"raid level 5\" width=\"528\" height=\"368\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/d29a727aedbfb70cfb9c7cc5cb7084b3.png 528w, https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/d29a727aedbfb70cfb9c7cc5cb7084b3-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RAID 5 offers fault tolerance with parity that allows for a rebuilding of data if a drive failure occurs. Blocks of data are stored across all drives in the array so the system can support a drive failure and operate normally, similar to RAID1. The difference between RAID 1 and RAID 5 is RAID 5 offers an improvement in Input\/Output performance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum 3 disks<\/li>\n<li>Good performance as blocks are striped<\/li>\n<li>Good redundancy and distributed parity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>RAID 10 (1+0)<\/center><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/deff5b3ba5c73a6b01ee567b652da3d7.png\" alt=\"deff5b3ba5c73a6b01ee567b652da3d7\" width=\"590\" height=\"283\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/deff5b3ba5c73a6b01ee567b652da3d7.png 590w, https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/deff5b3ba5c73a6b01ee567b652da3d7-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RAID 10 combines the I\/O benefits of a RAID 0 with the hardware failure protection of RAID 1, hence sometimes referred to as RAID 1+0.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum 4 disks<\/li>\n<li>Excellent redundancy as blocks are mirrored<\/li>\n<li>Excellent performance as blocks are striped<\/li>\n<li>Best option for any type of critical applications, especially databases)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/managed-dedicated-servers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-12.47.04-PM-1024x641.png\" alt=\"raid servers\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-12.47.04-PM-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-12.47.04-PM-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-12.47.04-PM-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-26-at-12.47.04-PM.png 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For custom configurations and any more questions you may have, feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.hostdime.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">contact us directly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostdime.com\/blog\/best-raid-configuration\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What is the Best RAID Configuration for Your Server?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>[divider]<\/p>\n<p>Jared Smith is HostDime&#8217;s SEO &#038; Content Strategist. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if I said you could have a more reliable disk subset, a better hardware failover, and an improved disk input\/output performance? 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