Re: Install and RAID
On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 05:36:54PM -0500, Adam McKenna wrote:
> This is a ridiculous discussion, IMHO. Anyone who is serious about
> protecting their data buys a hardware RAID controller. Software RAID is a
> hack, reserved for those few situations where someone wants to have raid but
> is unwilling to shell out the few hundred dollars for a decent controller --
> and you're saying we should make this the standard way of doing things?
> Sorry, but I can't agree with that.
Nothing like proof by assertion. FYI, your performance is likely to
better with SW raid, it's easier to get multiple redundant data paths
with SW raid, and your "few hundred dollar" HW raid solution is likely a
POS by comparison. SW raid is certainly a viable contender until you get
into the market of FC raid controllers on a fabric with failover data
paths, mirrored controllers & memory, etc.--which cost a *lot* more than
a few hundred dollars.
--
Mike Stone
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