A number of users are indicating that access to a network file server is responding very slowly when reading or writing to the share. The server administrator notes that a drive has failed in a four-disk RAID 5 array. The array is running in a degraded state because no hot spare was configured. After replacing the failed disk, which of the following steps would be BEST to take to prevent slow response after a drive failure?
A) Add a drive to the array, but do not configure it as a hot spare.
B) Add an additional hard drive, and convert the volume to a RAID 6 configuration.
C) Add an additional hard drive, and convert the volume to a RAID 10 configuration.
D) Add a drive to the array, and configure it as a cold spare.

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Converting to RAID 6 provides an additional parity block, allowing for two drive failures without data loss, which improves fault tolerance and reduces the risk of degraded performance.

A Number of Users Are Indicating That Access to a Network