RAID6? (was Re: Anyone Actually Using Virtual Linux Servers?)

[Jack Coats]

Backups like all insurance policies, are things we 'must have' to be  
responsible, but NEVER want to use!

Are there some RAID6 hardware (Adaptec or such) controller products  
that someone would recommend?

Quoting Jarod Wilson <jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org>:

> On Tuesday 11 September 2007 01:39:36 pm Jack Coats wrote:
>> Raid6 sounds like a reasonable upgrade from Raid5
>>
>> But as I have seen deomonstrated many times, no RAID level is better
>> than good, tested, verified, backups to another medium in case of a
>> 'worst case scenario'.
>
> I don't argue against that. I have backups, but I'd rather not have to
> use 'em, and RAID6 over RAID5 lessens the chance I'd have to.
>
> --
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org
>



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