fc5 : raid array does not appear as one drive?
Robin Laing
Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Mon Aug 28 17:43:20 UTC 2006
Bruno Wolff III wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 10:05:18 -0700,
> Bazooka Joe <fastfish at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I used to pay for expensive true hardware raid cards then I switched
>>to software raid and never looked back. The extra overhead is not
>>noticeable and recovery/management is easier than hardware raid IMO.
>
>
> There are advantages to having hardware raid with battery backed cache,
> particularly when running databases. But for home use the flexibility
> of software raid is nice.
>
What is the benefit of battery backed cache when on a UPS? I have never
understood the reasoning behind this.
I am debating getting a full RAID card or using software RAID for a new
storage box.
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Robin Laing
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