On Wed, Oct 14, 1998 at 11:00:09AM -0700, Hardware Stuff wrote:
> So...can I make a RAID0-linear of tape drives? Older, lower capacity
> drives abound. Onsale has 2 Gig drives for $40. An 8 Gig tape
> compatible with Linux is $800. I can buy alot of pizza with the
> difference. Getting a busy
Hardware Stuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tape is generally a linear process with little chance of ensuring that
- DAT does read-after-write
- there is the --compare option to tar
> the data was actually written correctly, a disk can be easily setup to
> verify the write. Tape is generally a
Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>RAID of any level is NOT to be considered a 'backup' method.
>There are no assurances built into raid for data reliability.
>(ie. A program which writes corrupted data, a user who types
> =
> Identical problem with TAPE!! In fact it's ev
Hardware Stuff wrote:
>
>From: "Stephen Costaras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>RAID of any level is NOT to be considered a 'backup' method.
>There are no assurances built into raid for data reliability.
>(ie. A program which writes corrupted data, a user who types
>
> Identical probl
From: "Stephen Costaras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
RAID of any level is NOT to be considered a 'backup' method.
There are no assurances built into raid for data reliability.
(ie. A program which writes corrupted data, a user who types
Identical problem with TAPE!! In fact it's even worse
thing more.
Tape backup is needed in ADDITION to RAID for better solution.
Steve
-Original Message-
From: Hardware Stuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 3:41 AM
Subject: RAIT
>
>I've enjoyed reading the
I've enjoyed reading the rapid pace of RAID advancement in this list.
I recently nearly convinced a client to utilize a RAID5 setup for a
backup system (rather than a multi-tape system or a bigger
tape). I nearly had it in, until the question of fire survivability
came up
I dislike tap
