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MyISAM engine: worst case scenario in case of crash (mysql, O/S,hardware, whatever)

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Old 02-28-2008, 08:45 AM
alf
 
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Jerry Stuckle wrote:

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> Real RAID arrays are not cheap. $100-500/GB is not out of the question.
> And you won't find them at COMP-USA or other retailers.
>



Does not RAID stand for 'redundant array of inexpensive disks' :-)?

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Old 02-28-2008, 08:45 AM
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alf wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
> >
> > Real RAID arrays are not cheap. $100-500/GB is not out of the question.
> > And you won't find them at COMP-USA or other retailers.
> >

>
>
> Does not RAID stand for 'redundant array of inexpensive disks' :-)?


It stands for "false sense of security".

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toby wrote:
> alf wrote:
>
>>Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Real RAID arrays are not cheap. $100-500/GB is not out of the question.
>>> And you won't find them at COMP-USA or other retailers.
>>>

>>
>>
>>Does not RAID stand for 'redundant array of inexpensive disks' :-)?

>
>
> It stands for "false sense of security".
>


agreed, plus the politically correct RAID stands for "redundant array of
independent disks" :-)
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