-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2014-09-11 00:05, Greg Freemyer wrote:
On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 5:56 PM, Paul Groves
wrote: I have no clue what to do for the RAID. My MoBo supports RAID, should I use this functionality or set up a software RAID with opensuse?
That's the first thing you need to decide.
And another thing: in order to even consider setting up a raid, you must have the hardware for a full backup of the raid. If you don't, better use the extra disk not used on the raid for backup instead. Meaning: if you are going to setup a mirror of 2 disks, buy 3. Two for the mirror, another for the backup. If you can only afford 2 disks, then use 1 disk normally, no raid, and the other for off-line backup. Why? Because raid is no substitute for backup, and only covers one type of failure. People that set up a raid supposedly value their data a lot, but raid alone does not protect your data, and gives a false sense of security... - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlQQzUkACgkQtTMYHG2NR9VuIQCeOi3u1T/eg2hyGu7XmI7cliuT rN0AnRF8haIcNAljw7kIVz1waadgYDSv =M3oJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org