From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: adfas asd Subject: RE: A few remaining questions about installing to RAID-10 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 06:58:54 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <427502.68563.qm@web38806.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20091005045942600.WUNS18886@cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20091005045942600.WUNS18886@cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids --- On Sun, 10/4/09, Leslie Rhorer wrote: > > I am > working on putting / on a > > dedicated high-performance 2.5" drive and keeping my > videos on the array > > as they're much too large to back up. > > You've said that before, but it is > specious, as you are potentially > using more space to mirror them on a RAID array than you > would by > implementing a backup array. You don't have a > separate backup, but they are > using more space on your proposed system than they would be > with my proposal > for you. I also rather expect in the long run it may > be more of a > management hassle for you. It's your decision, of > course. I don't understand why you would say this. Whether I set up a RAID1 in the garage and one in the house and RAID0 them, or just set up a RAID10, it should not have any impact on the space. And more arrays means -more- management hassle, not less. And I don't understand how you can set up an array without partitions? Do you then LVM it and partition -that-? Is that actually possible?