Do you Raid?

[Red Squirrel]

Raid 1+0.....4ssd's. Why? Because I demand performance and reliability

How does 10 compare to 5 or 6 with lot of drives as far as performance? (say, 10 spindles) I've been debating on if I should stick to raid 5/6 or go with raid 10. Also rebuild times for 10 are much quicker right?

 

[FelixDeCat]

How does 10 compare to 5 or 6 with lot of drives as far as performance? (say, 10 spindles) I've been debating on if I should stick to raid 5/6 or go with raid 10. Also rebuild times for 10 are much quicker right?

I think what he means is that if you are rolling with less than 10 drives, you are rolling the proverbial dice, I think.

 

[smitbret]

I thought he was asking if RAID 10 rebuilds were faster than RAID 5 or 6.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I think what he means is that if you are rolling with less than 10 drives, you are rolling the proverbial dice, I think.

Was more of a side question, because I have been debating on switching to raid 10, just trying to see if it's worth it as you "loose" more drive space.

With raid 5, I find anything past 10 drives and switching it to raid 6 is probably a good idea.

 

[AdamK47]

Oh, and I don't understand why people would use RAID 0 anymore.

Yeah, I don't understand either. Why would anyone use RAID-0 anymore?

 

[ch33zw1z]

RAID 0 should officially be renamed to AID-0, or AID-stiping