[NTLUG:Discuss] Crash course in RAID, please...

[Bug Hunter]

http://www.raidarray.com/04_01_00.html
http://www.raid-advisory.com/

  The first link is educational.  It describes all Raids.

  for data integrity, Raid 5 is my opinion for best mix of security/space 
requirements. For data speed, Raid 0 (data striping) is fastest, but no
data security.

  for data security, Raid 1 is best (mirroring).

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On Thu, 17 May 2001, Fred James wrote:

> This isn't exactly a Linux question, but I would very much appreciate
> whatever wisdom any of you kind folks can offer.
> 
> I need a "nut shell" overview of RAID: what each type is, as well as the
> pros and cons of each type.
> 
> Background:
> We run a "big name" RDBMS on a 2 node, highly available, Unix system,
> with 2 RAID systems (one mirroring the other), in RAID 3.
> We are preparing to move this all to a new Unix system, and we are
> revisiting a lot of questions, including what kind of RAID would do the
> best job for us.
> 
> Thank you all in advance for any insight you can share with us, or if
> you can point us to a WEB site with the information we need.