On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 04:00:50PM +0100, Gavin McCullagh wrote: :Another debate is whether to use software or hardware RAID. Linux's :software RAID is very capable, although it comes at some CPU and PCI :bandwidth cost. On the other hand, you remove a lot of worries like: : : - replacing controllers that die : - proprietary driver/firmware/kernel compatibilities : - proprietary user space tools for array status/problem reporting : - sourcing the right disk to replace failed ones : - you can have any of the above RAID configs : :Having been through some bad times with hardware RAID controllers, I :personally tend to favour linux MD now.
I'll second sorftware RAID over a PCI controller for the saem reasons. Though if you're buying BIG external storage there are some nice (and expensive) hardware RAID boxes out there. -Jon -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
