Date: 02/18/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: no keywords

The basic idea of RAID (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks) is to combine multiple small, independent disk drives into an array of disk drives which yields performance and recoverability exceeding that of a Single Large Expensive Drive (SLED). Redundancy is also provided (unless RAID 0) which allows easy and often automatic recovery from hard disk [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/comparison-of-software-raid-on-windows-versus-linux/