[HLUG] Multiple disk setup

paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net
Fri Apr 18 11:26:28 BST 2008


Benji,

> Raid0 is not just one disc, the data is striped across both discs,
> which the original poster said he did not want. While Raid0 would give
> higher read performance, two discs in raid0 means you're twice as
> likely to lose all your data. Considering the reliability/cost of
> consumer discs, raid0 is rarely a good idea.

agreed.

> LVM can concatenate discs though, which is probably what is wanted.

neat, I didn't know you could get LVM to do that..

Paul





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