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RAID 5 Setup

Last post 11-04-2009, 6:44 PM by OmniNegro. 1 replies.
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  •  11-04-2009, 4:38 PM 582115

    RAID 5 Setup

    I am planning on running RAID 5 (software RAID) with Ubuntu.  I currently have 2 1TB WD Caviar Green

    Current Hard Drives

    I need to buy 2 more 1TB hard drives and wondered what suggestions are out there.

     Also, I need a smaller HDD to run the OS on, any suggestions for this?

     Thanks.

     

  •  11-04-2009, 6:44 PM 582136 in reply to 582115

    Re: RAID 5 Setup

    It is always best to use identical drives for a RAID. Especially a software RAID.

     

    I strongly suggest you NOT use RAID 5 if you are using your motherboard as the RAID controller. RAID 5 is very CPU intensive without dedicated hardware to handle it.

    Please reconsider this. A RAID 10 or a 5 with a hardware controller card would be well worth the trouble.

    This card is awesome, but expensive. If I ever find a winning lottery ticket I will buy one of these and eight drives to use with it in a RAID 6.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816131004

    Also learn a bit about TLER, Time Limited Error Recovery. You can enable TLER in your WD drives and that will greatly improve their reliability in your RAID.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-Limited_Error_Recovery

    The utility referred to in the Wikipedia article can be found if you search for it.

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