[CTS] Re: RAID Change
- From: "Peter" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:04:21 -0400
John,
Thanks for the link. Any type of RAID setup is never bullet proof! There is
always an exception to any rule. What if...
I always try to purchase the same drives from different locations. I always
have a spare drive on hand for replacement. Now, if two drives fail, I'm
shit out of luck. With that in mind, I always have two sets of backups. As
my personal data needs increase, that might be an issue. As of right now, I
have a 3TB array, which is enough I guess for a couple of months :-)
I am looking into ZFS for the future, looks promising.
--Peter
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[mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Madden
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:40 AM
To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [CTS] Re: RAID Change
On Thursday 23 October 2008, Peter wrote:
> The backup program just knows about the files. I would get the drives,
> setup the raid [I suggest Raid 5], then copy the files from your stripped
> raid to your RAID 5, then repurpose your old drives.
Since you brought it up... :) RAID 5 "stops working" in 2009:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=162
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