Vladimir Mitiouchev wrote:
26 Sep 2006 10:49:11 GMT, Oliver Fromme
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And if you did, you should newfs(8) the file system when
you replaced the cables with good ones.
Q: Why fsck is not enough?
Then re-install from your backup. DragonFly's journaling
feature allows for nice "live" backup streams that can be
stored on another media. ;-)
That's too easy for me. Recovering system file by file and debugging
problems give me much more pleasure :-) Live backup would be nice, but
i have only 1 HDD. Last 3 months i've broken 5 HDD, that magic power
in my fingers is extremely destructive.
Or if you have a mirror (RAID1) setup, and the problem did
not affect all mirror disks, then you can simply rebuild
the failed component, of course.
Im going to buy new computer, with some SCSI array :-) That would be
nice possiblity to do some RAIDing. I've used RAID0 a few times, and 5
too, but on linux and IDE disks..
RAID0 is of no use save for speeding up video or such. The only thing
'redundant' about it is chances of losing data.
RAID5 needs more HDD count and controller logic cost than can be justified with
current HDD size & reliability. RAID, BTW, is statistically less reliable than
a single disk - it just *tolerates* or recovers from the fault(s) way better.
KISS.
Just put a matched pair of reasonably priced SATA or PATA up as RAID1 and be
happy. Western Digital are running cooler than Maxtor, (ex) IBM-Hitachi are
again safe to use. Seagate? Still competing with Midland and Kelsey-Hayes to
corner the market on flywheels... Not an option for 24 X 7 X 365 X 5+
If you will ever need to remotely tear-down/rebuild them, where all you can ask
of 'local' hands is a simple hardware device swap-out, then use either a very
expensive 'hardware ATA RAID' controller (not justifiable, IMNSHO) or the
dumbest ATA *non-RAID* controller, then atacontrol/gmirror or such. RAID1 write
loading on modern CPU/glue/bus/controller is ridiculouslylow.
It is nigh impossible to get full control over an alleged-RAID (3-Ware, Promise,
High Point, Intel...) w/o hands-on physical presence at BIOS time.
SCSI is a whole 'nuther story, but migrating nowadays to fiber....
Bill
