Striping

From Claude with some prompting
explain this diagram of RAID 0 (Striping):

1. Write Process:

• A single file is divided into sequential data blocks labeled A, B, C, D, E, F
• These data blocks are written parallelly across three disks:
  • Disk 1: Blocks A, D
  • Disk 2: Blocks B, E
  • Disk 3: Blocks C, F

2. Read Process:

• Data is read parallelly from all three disks
• The blocks are then reassembled into a single file
• The process goes through memory (RAM) as shown in the loading indicator

3. Characteristics of RAID 0:

• As indicated by “Fast but Loss Risky (no copy, no recovery)”:
  • Advantage: High performance due to parallel data processing
  • Disadvantage: No data redundancy – if any disk fails, all data is lost

4. Key Points:

• “Striping only = RAID 0” indicates this is pure striping without any redundancy
• Data is distributed evenly across all disks for maximum performance
• This configuration prioritizes speed over data safety

RAID 0 is best suited for situations where high performance is crucial but data safety is less critical, such as temporary work files, cache storage, or environments where data can be easily recreated or restored from another source.