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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