RAID 5 with Hot Spare vs. RAID 6

System & Disk Volume Management

RAID 5 with Hot Spare vs. RAID 6 Hi I'm not really a RAID expert, why i'm asking in this forum. I've just added two extra disks in my TS-559 Pro II. Previously I've been running RAID 5 with three physical disks. With five disks in hand, would you then choose: a) 4 disks in RAID 5 plus 1 hot spare disk? b) 5 disks in RAID 6 As far as I can read I ... more ... Statistics : 3 Replies || 43 Views Post by fstrange