[ale] raid suggestions

[Bob Toxen]

On Thu, Feb 09, 2012 at 08:37:03PM +0000, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> Hardware based (for true RAID) because it doesn't require CPU cycles.
Some hardware RAID controllers store critical information on the
controller.  Thus, a fried controller means all data lost!

This happened about 2 years ago to one of the smartest Linux guys I
know!

Thus, I'll only consider software RAID if it's up to me!

Bob


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Calvin Harrigan
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 3:26 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] raid suggestions
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> As per a discussion on the list a few months ago, software based raid 10.
> 
> On 2/9/2012 2:54 PM, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
> > I've not played with raid stuff of late.  What is the recommended
> > configuration for a small business these days?  Definitely want data
> > protection, but don't want to sacrifice a lot of speed for that purpose.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
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