Raid 5, Raid 1+0 & Raid 0+1
RAID 5
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RAID 0+1 vs RAID 1+0
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RAID 0+1 : Mirror of Stripes (Raid 0)
RAID 0+1 means arrays implemented as RAID 1, whose elements are RAID 0 arrays.
RAID 1+0 : Stripes of Mirrors (Raid 1)
A RAID 1+0 array is implemented as RAID 0, whose elements are RAID 1
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- The minimum number of disks in a RAID 5 set is three (two for data and one for parity).
- The maximum number of drives in a RAID 5 set is in theory unlimited, although your storage array is likely to have built-in limits.
- However, RAID 5 only protects against a single drive failure.
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RAID 0+1 vs RAID 1+0
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RAID 0+1 : Mirror of Stripes (Raid 0)
RAID 0+1 means arrays implemented as RAID 1, whose elements are RAID 0 arrays.
RAID 1+0 : Stripes of Mirrors (Raid 1)
A RAID 1+0 array is implemented as RAID 0, whose elements are RAID 1
You can read more on this here : http://blog.open-e.com/what-are-raid-1-raid-10-and-raid-01/