An Overview of RAID - CompTIA A+ 220-901 220-902 Video Training by Prof. Messer
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Is using a RAID 1 configuration faster as well? Or is its main purpose so if you lose one of the drives you have a backup?
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@connorsoliver said in An Overview of RAID - CompTIA A+ 220-901 220-902 Video Training by Prof. Messer:
Is using a RAID 1 configuration faster as well? Or is its main purpose so if you lose one of the drives you have a backup?
Primary purpose is definitely data protection. But RAID 1 provides a 200% read performance benefit over using a single drive. Write performance is the same as a single drive.