Reducing incidents of data loss in raid arrays having the same raid level

A computer program product for reducing incidents of data loss in redundant arrays of independent disks (RAIDs), the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-usable program code embodied therein, the computer-usable program code configured to perform the following when executed by at least one processor:

• detect, in a data storage environment, a storage drive failure in a RAID;
• in response to detecting the storage drive failure, automatically gather and determine the following information:
• a RAID type in which the storage drive failure occurred, whether data loss was prevented by the RAID type, and whether data loss would have occurred had the RAID been of a less robust RAID type;
• automatically generate a report that contains the information;
• and
• communicate the report to a user.

A system for reducing incidents of data loss in redundant arrays of independent disks (RAIDs), the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for execution on the at least one processor, the instructions causing the at least one processor to:
• detect, in a data storage environment, a storage drive failure in a RAID;
• in response to detecting the storage drive failure, automatically gather and determine the following information:
• a RAID type in which the storage drive failure occurred, whether data loss was prevented by the RAID type, and whether data loss would have occurred had the RAID been of a less robust RAID type;
• automatically generate a report that contains the information;
• and
• communicate the report to a user.