Yeah, I understand RAID is not a replacement for backups. I'm working on an offsite backup.<br><br>I don't immediate backup, so I guess even the RAID5 would be unnecessary; RAID6 will be overkill. I suppose JBOD or RAID 0 is all that's really necessary then.
<br><br>I guess there's really 2 options: if immediate ability to restore is necessary and SATA is necessary, you're correct; RAID6 sounds better, especially considering the above factors.<br><br>On the other hand, if I make effective the offsite backup, and don't require an immediate restore, I can take the extra time and restore from the offsite backup; a far more cost-effective solution.
<br><br>I'll weigh the other factors; that alone helps immensely.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 13, 2008 10:12 PM, Andrew Zbikowski <<a href="mailto:andyzib@gmail.com">andyzib@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">> if your data is important.<br></div><div class="Ih2E3d">> Your data is gone. Sorry. I hope it wasn't important. If it was, Ontrack<br>> will help you to discover just how important (in $) your data really
<br>> was.<br><br></div>Justin just underscored that RAID is not a replacement for backups. So<br>everyone join in and sing...<br><br>To the tune of "If you're happy and you know it":<br><br>If you can't afford to loose it back it up.
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