> Redundant Array of Inexpensive Dispensers, anyone? :-) Actually, per an associate of mine in a discussion back in 1994 or so, there had been a raging controversy years ago about what RAID meant. One group said "Redundant Array of *Inexpensive* Drives", the other said "Redundant Array of *Independent* Drives". My guess it was supposed to be "Inexpensive", but the hard drive manufacturers took exception to that and began to claim it was "Independent" (because who wants to sell a cheap drive?). I never Googled the history of the term RAID, so perhaps there is more or less to that than I am aware of.
All I know is I LOVE RAID5 with hot swap capability. Yet, with all of my own equipment and all of the file imaging and backup technology, I have never bothered running RAID5 (or any other RAID level) on my own machines. Perhaps I just am not too worried about 100% Up Time, as RAID is not meant to be a replacement for file backups - it is meant to increase Data Protection, System Up Time & Availability in the event a Hard Drive does fail. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Garrett Fitzgerald > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] RAID systems explained > > > On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You know that a good RAID system is essential to > maintaining 24/7 > > reliable data, but perhaps are not all that clear on the differences > > between the various types. This simple explanation should clear all > > that up: > > > > http://flickr.com/photos/tirrell/128638167/sizes/o/ > > Redundant Array of Inexpensive Dispensers, anyone? :-) > > http://blog.donnael.com/2004/07/geeks-and-our-soda/ > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
