SoftRAID allows you to create and manage disk arrays to increase performance and reliability. SoftRAID allows the user to create and manage RAID 4 and 5 volumes, RAID 1+0, and RAID 1 (Mirror) and RAID 0 (Stripe) volumes.
SoftRAID also provides 'predictive disk failure', where users are alerted to potential disk failures even before they fail. SoftRAID's intuitive interface and powerful feature set make this utility a must-have for any OS X Server admin, 'Pro' user, photographer, digital-video editor, or desktop user who wants more reliable backup for his computer.
Software Raid 5 Mac Os X
But although the SoftRAID driver may be present, the Mac doesn't use it unless a drive has been formatted or converted by the SoftRAID app. The SoftRAID driver is 100 percent compatible with the Mac, and provides boot support for all software-based RAID arrays made with the SoftRAID app. SoftRAID Lite is a disk drive testing and monitoring solution designed to be a viable replacement for AppleRAID. This lite edition of the SoftRAID app packs the same disk certification and monitoring functions, yet you cannot receive alerts by emails, the command line interface is not available, and the support is limited to the online forum. I don't know of any other reliable RAID software for the Mac. SoftRAID has been. From what I understand, software RAID 5 is not as fast.