So this being true...why do companies rely on RAID for keeping data safe? On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 12:18 PM, John DeCarlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 1:46 PM, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes but the logic behind the statement isn't that RAID can have problems > > but > > that all RAID is less realiable then just single HD's. Which is > > ridiculous. > > > > No, the logic is that relying on a single hard drive is, for most > situations, less likely to result in data loss than relying on a RAID > array. > > There are more failure points in a RAID array, and more catastrophic > failure > conditions. A RAID card is more likely to fail than a single hard drive > (well, shorter MTBF). It is always the case that the more components you > have in a system, the higher the chance of any one of them failing. > > Really, the main point is that for most people, RAID is more likely to > result in data loss. > > > -- > John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
