Re: recommending RAID6 over RAID5 when doing mdadm --create

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2013/11/11 Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> Hi,
>
> I believe this has been discussed before, but I would like to bring it up
> again.
>
> I would like to see mdadm recommend RAID6 over RAID6 when using component
> drives that are 500GB or larger and ask if the user is really sure about
> using RAID5, plus a pointer to a webpage on the wiki informing the user
> about the trouble with RAID5 on large volumes with consumer or prosumer
> drives.
>
> I am willing to contribute text to the webpage being pointed to.
>
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Hello,

May I suggest that aswell for arrays with more than 5 drives aswell ?

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