Does SoftRAID support RAID 6?

RAID 6 is a widely requested feature because it provides dual parity protection, allowing a volume to survive two simultaneous drive failures (compared to RAID 4/5 which can only survive one drive failure).

RAID 6 is particularly popular with users who have more, larger capacity drives (such as in an 8-drive enclosure), who can afford to dedicate two drives to parity for maximum data protection.

We are actively developing RAID 6 for a future SoftRAID release.

Current status: RAID 6 and RAID 6+ are currently in early beta testing. RAID 6+ is a SoftRAID-unique feature, similar to RAID 4, that uses dedicated parity drives for improved performance.

Beta program: We have a restricted beta available. Click here to apply for the beta program.