Which of the following describes how to calculate the amount of storage in a RAID 5 array?
A.
Number of drives X capacity of the smallest drive
B.
(Number of drives 2) X capacity of the smallest drive
C.
Number of drives X capacity of the largest drive
D.
(Number of drives 1) X capacity of the smallest drive
Explanation:
The formula for calculating storage on Raid 5 is (Number of Drives -1 {The Hot Spare}) x the capacity of the smallest drive. I would think there was a type in this question, and the correct answer looks to have been D. However, the formula is easy enough to remember as is.
Also has been posted as Question #50