Art S. Kagel said:
> Db Solution wrote:
>> I'm sorry but I think you are wrong.
>>
>> I repeat for small/medium installations RAID 5 is a OK solution. Back
>> in the day I personally used it and was satisfied with it. A lot of
>> customers are still using it are happy with it.
>>
> Lots of folk use LSD too, doesn't make it something I'd recommend or use
> myself. In fact it reminds my alot of RAID5. When it's good it's good.
> But, when you crash it can be fatal or you could lose your mind!
>
> Check out the BAARF site. There are lots of brief "I didn't believe until
> I
> lost a second RAID5 disks before the first one rebuit. No more RAID5 for
> me." testimonials on the membership list page. Also, let me as everyone
> whose been bitten by RAID5: Please post a short war story to enlighten Db.
> You can read mine in my RAID5 Rant on BAARF.

My name is Obnoxio, and I'm an ex-RAID5 user. I lost the second disk in a
RAID5 pack in the middle of the day with a mission critical 24x7 system.

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Bye now,
Obnoxio

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