Re: [SLE] Optimal RAID setup - opinions invited.

Go with Jon's suggestions. The only data loss you'll suffer with software
RAID is if all power is lost at once and the data that is "in flight" to
the drive disappears. The hardware way with battery backup on controllers
will eliminate that risk. Best of both worlds is designing a hardware RAID
setup that you can layer a software RAID on top of that minimizes all those
risks!

Don't bother with RAID5; with todays storage prices it isn't worth the
risks, complexity, and crappy performance.
http://www.baarf.com/

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