RAID on RedHat 3 ES

[kenwardc]

Hi All

Someone said to me today they didn't know whether RAID on Linux was
very effective. Can someone tell me whether it's still worth RAIDing
drives on Linux? I'm building a new mail server and I wanted to put in
RAID 1 just in case of problems with drives etc. down the line. Any
advice appreciated.

Also, provided the answer to the question is YES, is RAID 1 the best
for a mail server or should I be looking at striping? I'm obviously
not looking for the greatest speed but want absolutely reliable
redundancy.

Regards
Chris



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