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Re: Install and RAID



Previously Adam McKenna wrote:
> This is a ridiculous discussion, IMHO.  Anyone who is serious about
> protecting their data buys a hardware RAID controller.

The real argument for hardware RAID is uptime: hotswap with software
RAID is not common at all, and it's standard for hardware RAID. For
most setups the speed difference is also minimal.

If your only concern is data protection both software and hardware RAID
will give you the same protection.

Wichert.

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