31 Jan
2011
31 Jan
'11
2:40 p.m.
On 1/31/11 3:24 AM, Les Bell wrote:
Kenni Lundkenni@kelu.dk wrote:
Fakeraid is a proprietary software RAID solution, so if your motherboard suddently decides to die, how will you then get access to your data? <<
Obviously, you restore it from a backup. RAID is not a substitute for backups.
Or, you swap the disks into a spare chassis which can be much faster. The point here is that hardware or fake hardware raid will require a matching controller, where linux software raid will work on any machine with a compatible interface. In the case of RAID1 you can use any single disk that still works - or even plug it into a USB adapter cable to access the data from a different machine.
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Les Mikesell
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