On 10/05/12 23:15, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
On 5/10/2012 8:51 AM, Phil Turmel wrote:
Hardware RAID cards usually offer battery-backed write cache, which is
very valuable in some applications. I don't have a need for that kind
of performance, so I can't speak to the details. (Is Stan H.
listening?)
Yes, I'm here to drop the hammer, and start a flame war. ;) I've been
lurking and trying to stay out of the fray, but you "keep dragging me
back in!" --Michael Corleone
I find the mere existence of this thread a bit comical, as with all
others that have preceded it. I made the comment on this list quite
some time ago that md raid is mostly used by hobbyists, and took a lot
of heat for that. The existence of this thread adds ammunition to that
argument.
I think you've got that a bit backwards. Most hobbyists (or low-budget
users) who use raid other than motherboard fakeraid will choose Linux md
raid. It may well be that most users of md raid /are/ hobby or
low-budget users. But your implication - that professionals don't use
md raid - is completely wrong.
It's more likely that it is hobby users that discuss these sorts of
things - professionals just pay the money that the server manufacturer
asks for its supported disks, since paying that is cheaper than spending
time discussing things. I know I mostly follow lists like this in my
free time (as a hobbiest) rather than in work time (as a professional).
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