-------- Original message -------- From: Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Date: 3/27/18 5:51 PM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: RAID? Was: PATA hard disks, anyone? How many drives would you need, to be able to set up a RAID, or hot swappable RAUD (Redundant Array of Unreliable Drives), that could give decent reliability with such drives? 10 - Two sets of 5 drive RAID 6 volumes in a RAID 1 array. You would then need to lose 5 drives before data failure is imminent. The 6th one will do you in. If you haven't fixed 50 percent failure then you deserve to lose your data. Disclaimer: this is my totally unscientific unprofessional and biased estimate. My daily activities of life have nothing to do with the IT industry. Proceed at your own peril. Etc. Etc. -Ali
