CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) — Question 12

A server technician is deploying a server with eight hard drives. The server specifications call for a RAID configuration that can handle up to two drive failures but also allow for the least amount of drive space lost to RAID overhead. Which of the following RAID levels should the technician configure for this drive array?

Answer options

Correct answer: C

Explanation

RAID 6 is the correct choice as it can tolerate two drive failures while providing a good balance between redundancy and storage efficiency, losing only two drives' worth of space. RAID 0 offers no redundancy, making it unsuitable for this requirement. RAID 5 can only handle one drive failure, and RAID 10, although providing redundancy, uses more space for mirroring, making it less efficient in this scenario.