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On Thu, Dec 07, 2017 at 06:35:16PM +0000, Wols Lists wrote: |
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>On 07/12/17 09:52, Richard Bradfield wrote: |
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>> I did also investigate USB3 external enclosures, they're pretty |
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>> fast these days. |
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>AARRGGHHHHH !!! |
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>If you're using mdadm, DO NOT TOUCH USB WITH A BARGE POLE !!! |
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>I don't know the details, but I gather the problems are very similar to |
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>the timeout problem, but much worse. |
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>I know the wiki says you can "get away" with USB, but only for a broken |
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>drive, and only when recovering *from* it. |
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>Cheers, |
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>Wol |
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I'm using ZFS on Linux, does that make you any less terrified? :) |
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I never ended up pursuing the USB enclosure, because disks got bigger |
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faster than I needed more storage, but I'd be interested in hearing if |
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there are real issues with trying to mount drive arrays over XHCI, given |
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the failure of eSATA to achieve wide adoption it looked like a good |
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route for future expansion. |
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Richard |
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