{"id":42027,"date":"2019-06-25T06:42:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T06:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=42027"},"modified":"2024-02-27T08:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T08:21:21","slug":"how-to-choose-the-best-raid-level-for-new-disk-array","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-best-raid-level-for-new-disk-array\/","title":{"rendered":"[Guide] How to Choose the Best RAID Level for New Disk Array"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p><strong><em>Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)<\/em><\/strong> is an advanced data\nstorage virtualization technology, which is widely used by gamers, developers, video\neditors, professionals, and businesses around the world. That&rsquo;s because <strong>RAID offers many advantages<\/strong>&mdash;such as\ndata redundancy, higher read\/write speeds, or both&mdash;over the traditional hard\ndrive storage. <\/p><p>One can choose from different RAID levels starting with <strong>RAID 0<\/strong> to <strong>RAID 10<\/strong>, which is a nested RAID arrangement of <em>RAID 1 and RAID 0<\/em>. Similarly, one can also create <em>RAID 50, RAID 60, or RAID 100<\/em> as per their data storage requirements. However, <strong>nested RAID levels are expensive,<\/strong> and most users can&rsquo;t afford it.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"which-one-should-you-choose-and-why?\"><strong>Which One Should You Choose and Why?<\/strong><\/h2><p>To help you decide which RAID level is right for your data\nstorage needs and, most importantly, budget, we have detailed everything about\nvarious RAID levels&mdash;from RAID 0 to RAID 60&mdash;and mentioned their advantages, drawbacks,\nand applications.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-raid-levels-a-detailed-comparison\"><strong>RAID Levels&mdash;A Detailed Comparison<\/strong><\/h3><p>Below is a detailed comparison of standard RAID levels such as <em>RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6<\/em> and nested RAID levels&mdash;<em>RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60<\/em>. A comparison chart is also attached at the end of the post, comparing various RAID levels on parameters such as <em>minimum drives requirement<\/em>, <em>read\/write performance<\/em>, <em>storage availability<\/em>, <em>redundancy<\/em>, and <em>application<\/em>.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td> <strong>Important Tip:<\/strong> RAID array is not a backup solution. Never depend completely on a RAID level for your data. Always keep a regular backup copy of your data on an external drive or cloud storage as RAID arrays are highly susceptible to failure, corruption, and damage due to various logical errors caused by virus or malware infection, power failure or surge, bad sectors on RAID drives, SMART errors, etc. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-very-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>RAID 0<\/strong><\/p><p>If you are into gaming and video editing, RAID 0 is the right configuration for your data storage needs. RAID 0 is a standard RAID configuration, which uses data striping in  RAID to store data on the disk array. It&rsquo;s the most affordable RAID configuration that requires at least two disks. <\/p><p>Demanding tasks such as gaming and video editing requires\nfrequent data transfer, often in large volumes. RAID 0 increases the read and\nwrites performance of your system by up to 2X than the normal hard drive and\nspreads the load across drives. <\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"931\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-0.png\" alt=\"RAID 0 array drives\" class=\"wp-image-42034 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-0.png 931w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-0-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-0-768x594.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><p><em>Figure 1: RAID 0 Illustration- Striping Storage method is used for data storage <\/em><\/p><p><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>High read\/write performance, comparable to SATA SSDs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100% Disk volume available for use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Affordable and easy to implement<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No fault-tolerance (redundancy) <\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Applications<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For storing and accessing non-critical data <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gaming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video and Image Editing<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Recovery Management<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If a drive fails in a RAID 0 level, data will be\npermanently lost as RAID 0 does not offer redundancy. However, you can recover\na logically failed or broken RAID 0 level with the help of a <strong>RAID recovery software<\/strong> such as <em>Stellar Data Recovery Technician<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-very-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>RAID 1<\/strong><\/p><p>RAID 1 uses mirroring method to for data storage and\nrequires at least two drives. It&rsquo;s the most basic RAID level that provides\nredundancy, i.e., protection against data loss due to disk failure. The data\ncopied to RAID 1 is stored in both drives as individual copies. Thus, if one\ndisk fails, you will be able to recover data from another drive. <\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-1-1024x704.png\" alt=\"RAID 1\" class=\"wp-image-42036 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-1-1024x704.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-1-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-1-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-1.png 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><p><em>Figure 2: RAID 1 Illustration- Mirroring Storage method is used for data storage<\/em><\/p><p>Due\nto mirroring, RAID 1 storage is halved, i.e., you can use <strong>50%<\/strong> of total disk volume with normal read\/write speeds. However, unlike\nRAID 0, RAID 1 can withstand up to 1 disk failure in each array without causing\ndata loss.<\/p><p><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offers read\/write speeds equivalent to SATA III hard\ndrive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fault-tolerant&mdash;can withstand up to 1 drive\nfailure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No overhead as data needs to be copied to a replacement\ndrive, not rebuild <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Affordable and easy to implement<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>50% Storage space is available for usage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hot swap is a problem in many software-based\nRAID 1 array<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Applications<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For storing critical data such as accounting\nfiles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For small servers<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Recovery Management<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RAID 1 can rebuild itself as quick as 30 minutes\nto an hour as data is copied&mdash;not rebuild&mdash;from surviving drive to the new drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-very-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>RAID 5<\/strong><\/p><p>RAID 5 is expensive and often used by professionals and\nbusinesses. Unlike RAID 0 and RAID 1, RAID 5 requires a dedicated hardware\ncontroller with minimum 3 storage drives and supports maximum 16 disks. It uses\nstriping and parity bit data storage method to store your files across the disk\narray.<\/p><p>It provides high read and write speeds along with redundancy\ndue to parity bits. Parity bits are the checksum of all data stored in all\ndrives of RAID 5 array. <\/p><p>A user can utilize up to 94% of the total combined disk\nvolume. <\/p><p>The parity bit helps restore data lost due to failure of up\nto 1 disk in the array.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-5-ARRAY-1024x720.png\" alt=\"why-RAID-5-ARRAY\" class=\"wp-image-42029 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-5-ARRAY.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-5-ARRAY-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-5-ARRAY-768x540.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><em>Figure 3: RAID 5- Mirroring With Parity Across Drives<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read data transactions are fast due to faster\nread speed but write speed is a bit slower, yet decent, due to parity bit\ncalculation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fault-tolerant&mdash;can withstand up to any 1 drive\nfailure in the array<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 94%, combined disk volume is available for\nuse<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overhead on all drive after disk failure and\nRAID rebuild<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RAID rebuild after disk failure can take several\nhours to a few days depending on the size of a failed disk <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Costly<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Applications<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>File and application servers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data warehousing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Archiving<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Recovery Management<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RAID 5 rebuild can take several hours and cause overhead,\nwhich can lead to another drive failure during, rebuild process. So before\ninserting new drive to RAID 5 array, check each disk&rsquo;s SMART status by using a tool\nsuch as <strong>Drive Monitor<\/strong>, <strong>CrystalDiskInfo<\/strong>, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <em>Stellar\nData Recovery Technician<\/em> to rebuild and recover data when RAID 5 gets\ndamaged due to corruption or other logical errors. <\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-very-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>RAID 6<\/strong><\/p><p>RAID 6 is a better version of RAID 5 and is often referred\nas &lsquo;<strong>RAID 5 on Steroids<\/strong>&rsquo;. RAID 6\novercomes a major issue in the RAID 5, which is the inability to survive more\nthan 1 disk failure. RAID 6 can withstand up to 2-disk failure without data\nloss.<\/p><p>RAID 6 also uses striping and parity bits to store data. However,\nunlike RAID 5, RAID 6 stores parity bits in two disks and thus requires minimum\n4 disk in the array. And thus, offers balanced read\/write speeds with better\nredundancy. <\/p><p>Due to two parity bits, RAID 6 allows you to utilize up to 88%\nof the combined disk storage volume. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-6-Array-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"RAID 6 Array\" class=\"wp-image-42030 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-6-Array-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-6-Array-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-6-Array-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-6-Array.jpg 1406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><em>Figure 4: RAID 6- Mirroring with DUAL-Parity across drives<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fast read data transactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fault-tolerant&mdash;can withstand up to any 2 disk\nfailure from the array<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More secure than RAID 5<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write data transactions are slower than RAID 5\ndue to dual-parity data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drive failure affects the entire RAID array<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rebuilding RAID array can take a very long time<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Applications<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>High availability solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Archiving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large critical databases<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Recovery Management<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instead of rebuilding RAID 6 directly after a disk failure, take out other drives from the RAID array and check the SMART status of the individual drive with Drive Monitor utility to ensure disks are healthy enough to withstand the rebuild process. If SMART shows warning such as <em>Reallocated Sector Count Warning, Pending Sector Count warning<\/em>, etc. use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/windows-raid-recovery.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Stellar Data Recovery Technician<\/strong><\/a> to rebuild RAID 5 and recover data&mdash;works if disk failure occurs due to logical errors<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-very-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>RAID 10<\/strong><\/p><p>RAID 10 is the nested RAID configuration made from a\ncombination of RAID 1 and RAID 0. <strong>It&rsquo;s a\nmirrored RAID 0 level<\/strong>. It uses both data striping and data mirroring\nstorage methods in a nested environment. Thus, it offers both higher read\/write\nspeeds and better data redundancy than RAID 5 and RAID 6. <\/p><p>It requires at least 4 disks, but the total storage is\nhalved due to mirroring. So if you are going to use 4 1TB drives, you will\nessentially get 2TB usable storage. It can withstand up to 2 disk failure&mdash;one\nfrom either side. However, if two disks from one side fail, data will be lost and can&rsquo;t be recovered. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-10-Array-1024x576.png\" alt=\"RAID 10 Array\" class=\"wp-image-42031 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-10-Array-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-10-Array-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-10-Array-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-10-Array.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><em>Figure 5: RAID 10- Combination of RAID 1 (Mirroring) and RAID 0 (Striping) array<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faster rebuild time as there is no parity data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faster read and write speeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fault-tolerant&mdash;can withstand up to 2 disk\nfailure from one side<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Cons <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only 50% of storage is available for use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most expensive RAID level compared to RAID 6\nwhich can also withstand up to 2 disks failure<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Applications<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fast database servers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application servers<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Recovery Management<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RAID 10 can rebuild quickly after a disk failure,\nas data is copied from the surviving drives to the new drive &mdash; similar to RAID\n0. Also, there are quite fewer chances of failing two drives simultaneously from\nthe same side. Thus, RAID 10 is self-sufficient in recovery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For recovery of corrupt and logically failed\nRAID 10 array, reach out to a data recovery expert.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-very-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>RAID 50 &amp; RAID 60<\/strong><\/p><p>RAID 50 and RAID 60 are also nested RAID configurations of &lsquo;RAID\n5+RAID 0&rsquo; and &lsquo;RAID 6+RAID 0&rsquo;. Thus, it offers features of both RAID 5 and 6\nalong with RAID 0&rsquo;s high read\/write speed performance. <\/p><p>RAID 50 requires minimum 6 and supports maximum 48 disks in\nsingle or multiple mirrored arrays of RAID 5. <\/p><p>Similarly, RAID 60 requires at least 8 disk drives\nconfigured as two mirrored RAID 6 arrays<\/p><p>These RAID\nconfigurations are used for storing large databases, archives, backups, and as\napplication servers. These RAID configurations offer high availability and can\nwithstand up to 1 drive failure in each sub-array.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-Levels-1024x576.png\" alt=\"RAID Levels in detail\" class=\"wp-image-42032 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-Levels-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-Levels-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-Levels-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RAID-Levels.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><em>Figure 6: RAID Level comparison chart<\/em><\/p><p>You might be wondering where are RAID 2, RAID 3 and RAID 4.\nWell, they are not used anymore. And out of all RAID arrays, RAID 0, RAID 1,\nRAID 5 and RAID 6 are the most popular RAID levels used by various users ranging\nfrom a home user to a professional and businesses.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3><p>While <strong>choosing a RAID level<\/strong>, consider your needs&mdash;do you want performance, redundancy, or both. RAID 0 and 1 are suitable for home and some power users. They are easy to set up and does not always require a hardware controller. <\/p><p>While RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 or beyond are suitable for\nSMBs as they offer both&mdash;better read\/write performance and redundancy. However,\nchoosing between these RAID levels will entirely depend on your budget and if\nyou want more performance or better redundancy.<\/p><p>Further, remember that relying completely on RAID can be fatal for your data. Use a <strong>RAID recovery software<\/strong> such as <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/windows-raid-recovery.php\">Stellar Data Recovery Technician<\/a><\/strong><\/em> to rebuild and recover data from a broken, damaged, corrupt, and failed RAID 0, 5 and 6 arrays in just a few clicks.<\/p><p>To prevent RAID from failing, use Drive Monitor, a utility that comes with Stellar Data Recovery Technician, to keep a check on RAID drive&rsquo;s health status and replace the impending drive before it leads to RAID failure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is an advanced data storage virtualization&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-best-raid-level-for-new-disk-array\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[Guide] How to Choose the Best RAID Level for New Disk 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