> > Might it not be a good idea to DD the raw contents of each disk to a tape > > drive, just incase you fubar the array? It would be time consuming, but at > > least you could restore your data in the event that it gets corrupted. > > er > > 16 120GB disks? A fast, large tape backup :-) Seriously, if this is crucial data, (E.G. solution to Fermat's last theorum), I was just pointing out that you can backup, even without mounting the disks. John. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
