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Re: [opensuse] RAID 1 vs "LIVE" Backup was software RAID vs BIOS RAID
- From: Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:31:45 +0200
- Message-id: <j4phoh$qpp$1@saturn.local.net>
Duaine Hechler wrote:
All of my individual systems (20+), local as well as external, use RAID1
and have done so for years. Todays harddisks, whether for desktop or
server use, _will_ break. Data can be saved by backups, uptime can be
saved by redundancy. RAID1 does both.
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So in conclusion, RAID 1 is GREAT until you do a major screw up - then
BOTH drives are not usable.
All of my individual systems (20+), local as well as external, use RAID1
and have done so for years. Todays harddisks, whether for desktop or
server use, _will_ break. Data can be saved by backups, uptime can be
saved by redundancy. RAID1 does both.
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Per Jessen, Zürich (16.1°C)
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