[NTLUG:Discuss] Software Raid ( was Small NAS box ideas?)

[Jack Snodgrass]

> So, I'm thinking of a PII or one of the slower/cheaper Athlons, on a
> MicroATX board with an extra 2-controller IDE card in a PCI slot.  Since
> "cheap" is a goal, and performance isn't as critical, I'm figuring on
> inexpensive IDE drives and software RAID.


I've seen a couple of post about software raid over the last 
few days. Just wanted to throw in my 2 cents....

I used to be a big fan of Software Raid. I did run into a 
flow though that has soured me on the idea. 

I had 2 drives that were mirrored. I had a very large 
web log that ended up ( somehow ) corrupting the e2fs 
partition. The mirrored drives mirrored the corruption. 
I split the drives and neither one could be e2fscked 
back to normal. 

Just wanted to mention that. 

jack