How is a RAID 5 volume created in Windows Server and how does it provide both performance and redundancy?

[ProfRon]

You ever wonder how to whip up a RAID 5 setup in Windows Server? I grab the Disk Management tool first. Right-click on the drives you want. Pick new striped volume with parity. It mixes your data across three or more disks. Windows handles the math behind it. Just confirm and let it build.

That parity bit saves the day for redundancy. If one disk croaks, the others rebuild the lost stuff. You keep running without total meltdown. No single failure wipes everything out. I love that safety net.

Performance kicks in too because data spreads thin. Reads and writes zip along faster than a solo drive. Multiple heads handle the load at once. Your server hums smoother under pressure. It's like teaming up for quicker chores.

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