On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:00:10 +1000, yudi v 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.
Yes. Well, "expensive" definition can vary depending on the country but a good hardware RAID controller can be from $250 up to thousands USD, that's the price to pay for stable and well tested hardware. > I am just trying to get some form of redundancy. Redundancy is fine, but don't forget about backups. They're usually -and wrongly- underestimated and sometimes even more valuable than a RAID 1 system. > I wish linux has something similar to ZFS. The options in ZFS for data > redundancy are just awesome. Let's hope Btrfs can nicely integrate such feature and becomes a real option for users soon :-) > I guess my best bet is to go with software RAID. So I think. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
