My apologies if this is a stupid question. Hopefully the answer is stupid too.
Brand new Windows Server 2012 with RAID 5. Everything is properly configured and installed, running great... I think.
I've never worked with a RAID 5 before. I understand the distributed parity... well mostly.
When I view the drives in Computer I see:
C: OS / 30GB
D: Data Source 1 / 1.75TB
E: Data Source 2 / 50GB
All three drives are 1.0TB. I didn't expect to have all 3TB at my disposal but why are the drives partitioned in this manner? Should I save data to C: as I would on a computer without a RAID 5 and expect the RAID controller to distribute the data appropriately or must I specifically select the D: drive to save new data to?
Hope my concern makes sense!
Thanks for your time!
