On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:28:38PM -0800, Bob Crandell wrote:
> Question:
> Is there a mirroring solution for Linux that is reliable? For
> example, in the middle of copying a file to the drive, pull the
> plug. Do you loose the file? or the whole partition?
go with hardware raid, even if its a cheapo raid ide solution. there are software raid
solutions, but i wouldnt bet my job on them. Also, i would suggest a journalling
filesystem, which i think is only ReiserFS on linux, currently.
i prefer RAID 5 (striping + parity) over mirroring, personally, you get more bang for
the buck if you have 3 or more disks in a raid configuration. anyhow, software raid
solutions are pretty bogus, they're basically just a budget raid thingy.
For hardware scsi raid, check out AMI, Mylex, and Adaptec cards (although make sure
the adaptec card is supported under linux). For hardware ide raid check out uhmmm
promise i think they are? or was it AMI? anyways, there were some pretty awesome
performing ide raid cards in the press awhile back and people seem to be happy with
them.
jakob
