Raid 5 Vs Raid 6?
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RAID 5:
RAID 5 utilizes disk striping with parity and is a popular choice for database and storage servers. In this setup, data is stored across multiple disks and in stripes, with parity data distributed across the disks. RAID 5 provides redundancy by using the parity information to reconstruct data should one of the disks fail.
RAID 6:
RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that it also uses disk striping with parity but adds an additional level of redundancy by creating two independent parity blocks. It is useful for large storage systems that need higher levels of redundancy. The disadvantage of RAID 6 is its increased overhead, as it requires more disks and more space for parity data than RAID 5.