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Apple RAID Software
Apple RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) software protects data from loss during a disk failure and enhances the speed of data storage and retrieval. It is available for all Power Macintosh Workgroup servers.
Data protection is achieved through disk mirroring, a data storage scheme in which identical data is stored on two different disks. Apple RAID can also be configured for disk striping, a data storage scheme in which successive units of data are transferred to several disks at one time.
If you plan to install the Apple RAID software on an existing Power Macintosh Workgroup Server, or if you are reinitializing an existing Apple RAID drive, keep in the mind the following: