RAID Technology
What is RAID Technology? RAID stands for redundant array of independent disks. Raid technology is generally used for upgrading the performance of the disk, hence leading to high storage capacity. The logic behind RAID technology is that the disk or the drive components are arranged in the form of the array where the data is distributed in each array but it is considered as a single disk by the system. Small disks are combined together to form a large storage device. The way how disks are organized into arrays refers to the term RAID levels. ORGANIZATION OF RAID STORAGE The organization of the data into independent disk or array can be done through a few methods: striping, mirroring, parity, or combining all of them. Here we discuss these methods in brief. STRIPING : In this technique data is split-ted across various disk available. Data is spread across two or more disks and hence when necessary it is combined and read as single disk data. RAID 0 is formed through striping.