Dell EMC Specialist – Systems Administrator, Unity — Question 21

A customer has a Dell EMC Unity 550F with a single pool consisting of 10 drives configured as a RAID 5 (4+1) configuration. What is the minimum amount of drives required to expand the pool?

Answer options

• A. 1
• B. 5
• C. 6
• D. 10

Correct answer: C

Explanation

To expand a RAID 5 (4+1) configuration, at least two additional drives are needed to maintain the parity and data integrity. Therefore, with the existing setup of 10 drives, a minimum of 6 drives is required to allow for further expansion while ensuring redundancy.