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Storage Parameters

Usable Capacity

12 TB

Fault Tolerance

Number of Drives

Capacity per Drive

Drive Type

RAID Level

Array Resilience

Architecture

RAID 5 • Parity

Fault Tolerance

1 Concurrent Failures Allowed

Current Configuration

RAID 5 (Parity)

12 TB Usable

Total RAW: 16 TB

Disk 01DATA

Disk 02DATA

Disk 03DATA

Disk 04PARITY

Total Drives

4 x 4 TB

Efficiency

75% Utilized

Usable: 12 TBWasted to redundancy: 4 TB

Pros & Cons

PRO: Good balance of capacity/speed/safety
PRO: Cost-effective redundancy
CON: Slower writes due to parity calculation
This setup prioritizes redundancy but has associated performance or capacity costs.

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Last updated: April 2026

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