In a RAID 5 array, data is striped and stored onto all but one drive. The last drive stores parity data for that stripe, for redundancy purposes. Which drives are used for data or parity alternates for each stripe.
Siena [1] is a medieval city in the region of Tuscany, located in the north of Italy some 70 km (43 mi) south of Florence. It is probably best known for a colourful horse race, Il Palio, conducted twice each year in the summer.
Overview of Tuscany, Italy, including discussions of Siena and Florence.Contunico Â© ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz. The site of Siena was originally an Etruscan settlement that later became the Roman city of Sena Julia.