Keith Keller wrote:
On 2013-03-13, SilverTip257 silvertip257@gmail.com wrote:
I'll argue that the software RAID process is slightly more complex. And it is crucial that one remember to hot-remove the disk ... after all one could panic their box by just yanking the drive.
Agreed, but the OP specifically mentioned wanting to avoid creating more on-site work. He could do all of the steps you mentioned remotely, so the amount of on-site work for HW RAID or md RAID is equivalent, and therefore shouldn't be a factor in choosing between them. The added complexity might be an issue for a user new to RAID or to device management.
In that case, my feeling would be that if the server was purchased with a RAID controller1], that's what should be used [2].
1. With the exception of the PERC 310, which I really dislike, the first version ofthe PERC 7, which *only* allowed DELL h/ds, and Intel FakeRAID. 2. Otherwise, that's a nice chunk o' change that was wasted in someone's budget.
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