What kind of RAID? SCSI or ATA?

[earthman]

I need to set up a RAID array, either 0+1 or 5. If you were going to do it, what type would you choose, and why?

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

Depends on what I'm using it for. For just a simple RAID array, IDE will be fine because it has the mirroring. If I needed anything fast, SCSI is mine.

 

[jeremy806]

IDE for mirroring only. SCSI for anything real.

jeremy806 (does not use any RAID)

 

[Evadman]

I have a raid 5 ATA setup in my web server. Works fine for me. What exactly are you using it for?

 

[earthman]

Mainly for data protection, but I'll take whatever speed boost I can get.

 

[vetteguy]

If this is just for home and for data storage, IDE will do you just fine. I have 6 WD 80GB SE's in RAID 5 for my file server and they are plenty fast. Unfortunately, they are also plenty hot. 🙁

 

[BigJ]

Well, if you have the cash, by all means setup the SCSI raid. You probably know this, make sure you have adequate cooling though cause those puppies get hot. SCSI Raid = my dream machine. But ATA is fine if you're only going to need it for data protection.

 

[DaveSimmons]

If you mainly need data protection, why not just do RAID mirroring? Only 2 drives, so cooler, quieter, and cheaper. Also more reliable (with regard to repairs not data loss) since your chance of drive failure is only 2 times the failure of a single drive instead of 4-6 times.