On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 11:04 PM, Keith Keller wrote: > On 2013-03-13, SilverTip257 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. >From the discussions thus far, I have concluded that hardware raid has it's own issues. Thanks to everyone for sharing your thoughts, suggestions and comments. I am still leaning towards a hardware raid controller but will look into the MegaRAID controllers as well. -- Arun Khan