Research Article

RAID-6Plus: A Comprised Methodology for Extending RAID-6 Codes

Table 1

Feature comparison of three coding ways for X drive.

Coding methodsElement
example
Involved
element
MeritShortcoming

Mirroring of single disk1Simple and can maximize reduction of reconstruction window for specific driveOnly covering replicated drive, not able to cover other drives,
causing imbalance and fluctuation

Short combination2 In between

Full combination5Maximizing fault-tolerance for the whole systemUnable to reduce reconstruction window