array (hardware) question
Mark
mark@microsolve.co.uk
Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:52:56 -0000
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I seem to replace more hard drives in clients with smoking offices.
Smoking offices are still legal in the UK (I moved here from
Phoenix two years ago), if you can believe that!
Mark Firestone
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--jkenner@mindspring.com wrote
Software RAID5 with partitions is ANYTHING but pointless. If your at
all familiar with how bad blocks tend to group up around a particular
defect as a drive ages, RAID5 across partitions represents an ideal
single-drive solution to medium failures. Considering the obscene
number of people in Arizona who seem to feel smoking indoors is not
only a god-given right, but even appropriate ... software RAID 5 might
just come in handy (those drives are vented, believe it or not, thru
filters)
Doesnt do any good if the drive's electronics or mechanics fail,
however.
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I seem to replace more hard drives in clients with =
smoking offices.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Smoking offices are still legal in the UK (I moved =
here from </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Phoenix two years ago), if you can believe =
that!</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Mark Firestone</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>--------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Old Phoenix BBS User? Sign up for the Phoenix =
BBS list!</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2><A HREF=3D"http://tardis3.netfirms.com" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://tardis3.netfirms.com</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>--jkenner@mindspring.com wrote</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Software RAID5 with partitions is ANYTHING but =
pointless. If your at</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>all familiar with how bad blocks tend to group up =
around a particular</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>defect as a drive ages, RAID5 across partitions =
represents an ideal</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>single-drive solution to medium failures. =
Considering the obscene</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>number of people in Arizona who seem to feel smoking =
indoors is not</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>only a god-given right, but even appropriate ... =
software RAID 5 might</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>just come in handy (those drives are vented, believe =
it or not, thru</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>filters)</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Doesnt do any good if the drive's electronics or =
mechanics fail,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>however.</FONT>
</P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>jkenner @ mindspring . com__</FONT>
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Linux: =
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Working Together =
To <__(_||_)| )| =
`(_|(_)(_|</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To Build A Better =
Future. =
|  =
; <s></FONT>
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