Re: storage pool raid 1?
2004-07-21 09:09:15
==> In article <20040721074355.A27725 AT mikee.ath DOT cx>, Mike Eggleston
<mikee AT MIKEE.ATH DOT CX> writes:
> I'm about to create a new storage pool with lots of disk and six
> drives. Does anyone have an opinion about either creating one huge
> filesystem for the storage pool or creating the filesystem as RAID 1?
What OS?
For storage, why raid 1 instead of 5?
On AIX, I'd recommend raid 5 on whatever granularity makes sense,
(half-drawer, whatever fits in the chassis, etc.) and then no filesystem at
all: raw logical volumes have a great deal to recommend them.
- Allen S. Rout
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