Keith Keller wrote: > On 2013-03-13, SilverTip257 <silvertip257 at 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. mark