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Re: [SLE] Optimal RAID setup - opinions invited.
- From: Adam Tauno Williams <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 20:27:28 -0500
- Message-id: <1143422848.18404.1.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Go with Jon's suggestions. The only data loss you'll suffer with software
> > RAID is if all power is lost at once and the data that is "in flight" to
> > the drive disappears. The hardware way with battery backup on controllers
> > will eliminate that risk. Best of both worlds is designing a hardware RAID
> > setup that you can layer a software RAID on top of that minimizes all those
> > risks!
Don't bother with RAID5; with todays storage prices it isn't worth the
risks, complexity, and crappy performance.
http://www.baarf.com/
> > RAID is if all power is lost at once and the data that is "in flight" to
> > the drive disappears. The hardware way with battery backup on controllers
> > will eliminate that risk. Best of both worlds is designing a hardware RAID
> > setup that you can layer a software RAID on top of that minimizes all those
> > risks!
Don't bother with RAID5; with todays storage prices it isn't worth the
risks, complexity, and crappy performance.
http://www.baarf.com/
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