Re: [TCLUG:1401] Check it out

["Sam & Cindy" <smac@isd.net>]

I'm new to the group but I know a bit about hardware and Raid.
Mirroring is great for system disks, but a stripe set with parity (SSP)is
much faster and very safe if your looking to protect data.  SSP requires at
least 3 hard drives If one fails you replace it and regenerate the data from
the 2 living disks. This is best done with hot swappable drives.  What you
may need is a hardware raid that supports SSP.
I know Sun has disk arrays that will do SSP but that solution is expensive.
Most systems are SCSI because IDE cables can only be 18 inches long (by
spec.)  I hope I gave some light to a topic that can be confusing.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert A. Hayden <rhayden@means.net>
To: Twin Cities Linux User's Group <tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com>
Date: Friday, September 25, 1998 11:43 PM
Subject: [TCLUG:1401] Check it out


>From time to time in here I've talked about RAID related issues.  Check
>out the following:
>
>http://www.arcoide.com/
>
>It looks pretty slick, fairly cheap, and totaly driverless.  I'm replacing
>my P200mmx system this xmas, and I'll be sure to get one of these bad boys
>in it.
>
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