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Re: hardware raid vs. software raid



> Dave Ewart wrote:
> > Although it's worth pointing out that software RAID-*1* (one of the
> > options under consideration) has almost no CPU overhead, and is often a
> > good low-cost option.
> > 
> > Part of your decision must rest on what exactly the machine will be
> > doing.  Different RAID setups are best suited for different usage
> > patterns, e.g. RAID-5 is often a good general-purpose storage server
> > option, RAID-10 is usually recommended for database servers, etc.

On 30.11.06 17:20, Johannes Wiedersich wrote:
> It's a 'general purpose' data server for a group of ca. 20 people,
> serving linux-homes and as a samba domain controller where all the data go.
> 
> At the moment we have two servers for different kind of data, but the
> idea is to have just one server with all data. The hardware has
> integrated Raid-1, Raid 5 costs extra.
> 
> My concern is that we are going to have only one server. So if there was
> a hardware problem, with software raid I could just temporarily move the
> disks to an ordinary workstation and serve the data from there. With
> hardware raid, I suppose I would have to wait for replacement parts.

In such case, you should search for your RAID documentation, if it's real HW
RAID at all.

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