>Message: 31 >Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 11:25:42 +0800 >From: Feizhou <feizhou at graffiti.net> >Subject: Re: [CentOS] Re: Anaconda doesn't support raid10 >Message-ID: <46492836.3010808 at graffiti.net> <snip> <the reliability factor has been proven to be the same across the board. <You must have missed the thread on the Google report on various drives <that they use Feizhou: Yes, I did not see that. If the MTBF's are the same, then the Performance specs you provided are what one needs to go with, when choosing components. If Google has posted Failure rates, for the drives they use, that would be more meaningful than MTBF by the drive manufacturer, for that particular drive model. Questions: Is it your belief that all PATA/SATA/SCSI drives made by one manufacturer have the same MTBF? (I find that hard to believe. However, that might be the case.....) Also, is it your belief that these drives, made by different manufacturers, all have the same MTBF? >Who says? You? I like to have an online offsite RAID backup server. Is >there an ONE TRUE WAY OF BACKUP? No. Obviously, there is no one true way of backup. Everyone's needs are different. Your online off site RAID backup server is one way. Backups *must* be off site, in the event of a catastrophic problem. Thank you, for sharing your time and knowledge with the list! Lanny