On 1/31/11 3:24 AM, Les Bell wrote: > > Kenni Lund<kenni at 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. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com