On Sat, Jan 02, 2021 at 09:23:02AM -0600, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > Im afraid I have to agree with this advice. In the presence of software > like ZFS (from Sun) and LVM (from IBM's AIX), with easy availability of > NAS, SAN and cloud storage, the arguments in favor of hardware RAID local > to a server become much thinner. What drives that change is the evolution > of hardware and networking, not so much the software. Both ZFS and LVM are > now 20 years old, very mature software.
If you have H/W raid and the controller breaks (it will do if you use it long enough) then you need to replace it by the same/similar controller. A few years down the line this might be hard and may take some time. When you use S/W raid then you do not have this problem. Replace the broken controller or move the disks to a new machine, do a bit of config and you are back in action. You sound like an individual: the compatible H/W controller might be a problem. If you were a business then keeping a few replacement controllers is affordable so the balance is different. My 2 pence. -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers Ltd. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>
