<tt><font size=2>On 01/27/2010 10:44 AM, mike@trausch.us wrote:<br>
> I've found hard disks generally to be hit or miss. On systems
where I <br>
> cannot tolerate a total failure, I use a RAID array of two identical
<br>
> drives, though if the data is really important I've been known to
put <br>
> three identical drives in the system.<br>
> <br>
> Of course, I have *one* server that, at the moment, does not have
any <br>
> redundant storage. That is something I need to fix. And
the price of <br>
> blu-ray media needs to come down so that I can use it for backups
<br>
> without breaking the bank...<br>
> <br>
> I am reminded of a story someone told me once, where they got a new
job <br>
> in a position where the programs were done with punch cards, filing
<br>
> cabinets full of them, because the person that had the position before
<br>
> simply did not trust magnetic disks. I couldn't advocate filling
up <br>
> stacks of paper with programs for that reason, but I certainly know
<br>
> better than to ever run with a single copy of anything around that's
<br>
> important... because *I* don't trust magnetic disks. :-)<br>
> <br>
> ---
Mike<br>
> <br>
> -- <br>
> Michael B. Trausch
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Email: mike@trausch.us<br>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Can anyone on this list point me to
a document or some method to add RAID-1 after the fact?</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks,<br>
Gene Poole<br>
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