Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Smart Database
Date:	Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:35:17
Message-Id:	`72BEA9B9-5C04-4CDB-905D-CE711D5A8182@stellar.eclipse.co.uk`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Smart Database by Jon Hardcastle

1	On 19 Jan 2010, at 16:44, Jon Hardcastle wrote:
2	> ... the HDD I use and as I have got a whole load more of that exact
3	> model of drive on the way I would like it to.
4
5	You know that using a whole load of the same disk increases the
6	likelihood of simultaneous failure, right?
7
8	I'm sure you do know this. Clearly you don't intend to use these
9	drives in a RAID array... but in a RAID array (or an LV group?) one
10	should shop for drives of different manufacturers, models or
11	factories.
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13	Stroller.