-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Damon Register wrote:
A year or so ago I experimented with raid on my pc. I don't remember the brand but I remember the card was a soft raid controller. I eventually gave up and just went to making backups.
I could not let this pass as this statement seemed to imply that with RAID one would not need to do backups... RAID *is not* a backup solution, it is a fault tolerance solution (with some possible performance benefits). It gives the possibility of continuing a service while some hardware has failed and/or maintaining the integrity of the current state of the data in the process (e.g. for emergency backup). The line that RAID is somehow a replacement for a good backup and archive strategy is something I have heard a little too often. It can be a valuable part of such a strategy but it should *not* be relied on as the sole component, you still need to do backups, or at least regularly archive critical material (preferably both). - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAki304wACgkQasN0sSnLmgJjwACgsVnM6xaq9OgTArp1DOnI8IEb Ls8An3Hc0V9zu7Y7q/ErWzBBWljG1roY =gD2b -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org