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- RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arrays
- RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arraysDroboSo.. the article says not use use RAID 5 - then recommends that the consumer buys a box Drobo - which essentially just operates as a RAID 5 array when its full???? (put in 4 x 1 TB disks and get 3...
- Tags: Storage, Robin, RAID, RAID 5
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arrays
- Big storage companies stopped recommending RAID 5 a couple of years ago. But I still see small 4-drive arrays touting RAID 5 for home and small office use. Big mistake. You want to save money, but you also want to keep your data. RAID 5 isn't...
- Tags: Data, RAID 5, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- Your capacity will vary
- Your capacity will varyA "wordo"I dictated the first draft of the article, and while the software is pretty good about not misspelling words, if it gets the wrong word it can be hard to spot. Like "desk" for "disk". Thanks for noting it.Robinhours of ten?Should it be "powers of ten"?If...
- Tags: Storage, RAID
- Discussion threads 2008-09-17
- Apple announces ZFS on Snow Leopard
- Apple announces ZFS on Snow LeopardTimingHow sweet would it would be if App£e could deliver Grand Central and ZFS at the point of WINDOWS 7 release. The marketing people would have a field day!Kudos to Sun for inventing such a great FS.I wonder how long it will take for Apple...
- Tags: RAID, Desktops, ZFS, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- Time Machine - Part II: Going back in time with Time Machine
- Time Machine - Part II: Going back in time with Time MachineLooks very simple ...I give kudos to Apple for making a simple to use backup tool. For Linux you have Simple Linux Backup, which is very easy to use, but it's just not as seamless:http://simplelinuxbkup.sourceforge.net/I have no problem with...
- Tags: Backups, Operating systems, UNIX, Time Machine, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- Xsigo Network and I/O Virtualization
- I had a chance to speak with an interesting newcomer to the world of virtualization, Xsigo. Jon Toor, Xsigo's VP of Marketing, and I chatted about Xsigno's VP780 Network Director. I came away thinking that it's amazing how concepts come back again and again if one waits long enough. ...
- Tags: Dan Kusnetzky, I/O, Industry Standard, Industry Standard System, Mainframe, Network
- Blog posts 2007-09-24
- Why RAID 5 stops working in 2009
- Why RAID 5 stops working in 2009Been doing this for 15 yearsand never have I seen this unless the drive is about ready to take a dump.I've been in the server arena for quite some time and our file servers (which as of late have approached 1-2TB) have never encountered...
- Tags: RAID, disk, RAID 5, failure rate, URE
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
- Why RAID 5 stops working in 2009
- The storage version of Y2k? No, it's a function of capacity growth and RAID 5's limitations. If you are thinking about SATA RAID for home or business use, or using RAID today, you need to know why.RAID 5 protects against a single disk failure. You can recover all your data...
- Tags: RAID, Disk drives
- Blog posts 2007-07-18
- Why home RAID won't fly
- Why home RAID won't flyRight onA home server is a silly concept. Just backup your stuff easily and cheaply on an external hard disk in a USB casing. 500 GB storage for about $ 150.To top it off: this is a much "greener" solution as well... You only have to...
- Tags: Storage, Backups, home server, RAID, backup
- Discussion threads 2007-05-29
- High-Performance RAID-6: Why and How
- RAID 5 systems are commonly deployed for data protection in most business environments. However, RAID 5 systems only tolerate a single drive failure or unrecoverable media error before losing data. The advent of low-cost SATA drives is prompting RAID vendors to use them in arrays with larger numbers of disks...
- Tags: High-performance, RAID 5, RAID 5 System, RAID, Storage, Hardware
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