Re: Install and RAID
On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 03:03:58PM -0500, Adam McKenna wrote:
> But you really still haven't addressed my point.
And what, exactly, was the point of the initial inane statement, "Anyone
who is serious about protecting their data buys a hardware RAID
controller. Software RAID is a hack." That was the statement I
addressed. You were the one who made wild, sweeping, unsupported claims
about the efficacy of an entire class of storage solution, not I.
> Why are people so caught up with "multiple redundant data paths"?
I'm not "caught up with" such an architecture. The context of that
statement was a (short) list of reasons why SW raid might be better than
cheap HW raid, specifically a a reason why SW raid might be more
"serious" about protecting data in some situations than HW raid.
> My point is, the number of installations that both a) actually need
> this and b) don't have the money for a "real" solution (such as EMC,
> NetApp, etc.) is very small compared to the total number of debian
> installations, and that is why we shouldn't make it the default.
So your point had nothing to do with your derogatory statements about
the SW raid implementation?
> FYI, I have used many a $3-500 raid card over the years, and they have always
> given me decent performance with a minimum of hassle. I'm sorry but I cannot
> say the same about the md installations I've had to admin.
I've used md raid as a matter of course on all sorts of machines for
years now. I've had far fewer problems with these than with the
drivers for the various cheap raid cards.
--
Mike Stone
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