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Re: reiserfs



Gavrie Philipson wrote:

> "Marc A. Volovic" wrote:
> >
> > Software raid is a chancy proposition., IMHO and wasteful of resources.
> > In the long run, it is cheaper to purchase a hardware RAID.
>
> Would you care to elaborate on why it would be "chancy"?
> On the issue of resources: on a file server, which really doesn't use
> more than a few percent of CPU, what's bad of wasting <5% of CPU on a
> few RAID5 arrays? *Good* hardware RAID is pretty expensive. Why bother?
> Of course, for heavy-duty storage it's OK, but I really don't see the
> need for most users.

You said "corporate" environment. For corp envir, go hardware. For home use.
software should be enough.

As for <5% (say 3%) of CPU, in corp envir, every % is paid for with corp
money,
penny-pinchers abound, etc.

M




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