Re: RAID 1 - software or hardware.
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 17:00, yudi v <yudi.tux@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'd go for hardware RAID as long as there is a true and real hardware
>> RAID controller behind with a battery backup et al (in brief, a *good*
>> RAID controller, not the motherboard's one which are usually nothing but
>> fakeraid and a pile of unforeseen problems).
>>
>> Otherwise I would use software RAID (md).
>>
> Aren't hardware RAID cards really expensive.
Last I looked, they start at ~$300
>I am just trying to get some
> form of redundancy. I wish linux has something similar to ZFS. The options
> in ZFS for data redundancy are just awesome.
>
> I guess my best bet is to go with software RAID.
Yes.
Might be better to put LUKS on top of LVM instead of vice versa? Not sure.
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
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