On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 03:14:19PM +0000, Alex wrote: > > > I'm working on a comprehensive explanation of the limits on btrfs's > > space usage, and a little JavaScript tool to help plan/explain disk > > usage. > > Thank you Hugo. > > Given the kernel 3.3 release yesterday [1] we've gained the ability to > restripe > to different raid levels after the fact. So I guess I don't have too much to > worry about with decent backups.
Yes, you do. RAID is not a backup: What happens if you accidentally write zeroes over all your superblocks? Or rm -rf /home? RAID will not help you here. Hugo. -- === Hugo Mills: hugo@... carfax.org.uk | darksatanic.net | lug.org.uk === PGP key: 515C238D from wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net or http://www.carfax.org.uk --- In the future, terrorists won't be carrying their ID cards. --- They'll be carrying yours. -- Henry Porter, Suspect Nation
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