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RAID level 2
Error protection provided by ECC (error correcting code)
- Hamming code
Data distributed at bit level to work with Hamming.
Allows data to be corrected after fetching (on the fly).
Requires large number of disks
Hamming e.g 4 bits data + 3 bits error. (7 drives minimum).
Improved data to check bit ratio as size increases.
10 + 4, 32 + 7
Disks must be synchronized.
Only one file may be accessed at a time, but very high throughput.
Economical only if using a very large number of disks.
Provides both disk failure protection and corrupted read/write.
Requires customized controllers.
Because most other RAIDS are much cheaper, not implemented.