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From: "Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@×××××.at>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] RAID6 for / ?
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:49:36
Message-Id: 4D022F6E.6070806@xunil.at
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] RAID6 for / ? by Neil Bothwick
1 Am 09.12.2010 18:14, schrieb Neil Bothwick:
2 > On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:08:42 +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
3 >> Wouldn't it be even more efficient (in terms of not wasting space) to
4 >> create that 6-devices-RAID1 smaller, for /boot and a second array, with
5 >> RAID6, for / ?
6 >>
7 >> Less space wasted, higher redundancy for / ... ?
8 >
9 > Since / only needs about 200MB, space isn't really an issue, and RAID1
10 > gives the highest redundancy. The main reason I don't put / on a higher
11 > RAID level is that it adds the complication of another filesystem and
12 > partition on each drive. / + one LVM keeps it nice and simple.
13
14 OK, I see your point. My / is usually bigger, it seems that you use
15 other/more separate partitions/LVs for stuff like /var etc.
16
17 Thanks for that, Stefan

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