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Re: Questions about RAID 6



On Mon April 26 2010 14:44:32 Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> the chance of a double failure in a 5 (or less) drive array is minuscule.

A flaky controller knocking one drive out of an array and then
breaking another before you're rebuilt can really ruin your day.

Rebuild is generally the period of most intense activity so
figure on failures being much more likely during a rebuild.

--Mike Bird


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