From: Wols Lists <antlists@youngman.org.uk>
To: David T-G <davidtg-robot@justpickone.org>,
Linux RAID list <linux-raid@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: disks & prices plus python
Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 14:42:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5EC68536.4040000@youngman.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200521131751.GQ1415@justpickone.org>
On 21/05/20 14:17, David T-G wrote:
> % So if you really want to use them in a raid array, I'd go for a 6TB
> % raid-10. Okay, you've lost 3TB of disk space, but you've bought a
> % 66% chance of surviving a 2-disk failure.
>
> Heh. Except that this box has only three ports, so one was going to
> become USB storage or some such anyway. But that means I can't have a
> RAID10 vol ...
Three SATA ports? That sounds very stingy! (Or is it four, but one's the
DVD?)
This is what I've bought for my new PC
https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-Port-Express-eSATA-Controller-Silver-Black/dp/B00952N2DQ/ref=pd_ybh_a_47?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=2B248DH9763DDGHGN5A6
An expensive gaming mobo, with 6 SATA ports, but if I want NVMe, or a
second graphics card, or whatever whatever, some of the lanes get taken
away. And of course I do want a 2nd graphics card (this machine is
destined to be double-headed, when I can get it to work :-)
And then for my old system, I'm planning to buy
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07T8XNQT6/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=A32IGEZ3DX93HZ&psc=1
or something similar. That machine has 5 SATA ports (or only 4 if
PATA-mode is enabled), and I'm planning to stick a bunch of 500GB or 1TB
drives in it for playing with. So especially if I split the 1TB drives
into 500GB partitions, that's some humungous raids for testing with :-)
Cheers,
Wol
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-05-21 13:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-05-20 20:05 failed disks, mapper, and "Invalid argument" David T-G
2020-05-20 23:23 ` Wols Lists
2020-05-20 23:53 ` David T-G
2020-05-21 8:09 ` Wols Lists
2020-05-21 11:01 ` David T-G
2020-05-21 11:55 ` Wols Lists
2020-05-21 12:30 ` disks & prices plus python (was "Re: failed disks, mapper, and "Invalid argument"") David T-G
2020-05-21 13:07 ` antlists
2020-05-21 13:17 ` disks & prices plus python David T-G
2020-05-21 13:42 ` Wols Lists [this message]
2020-05-21 13:46 ` David T-G
2020-05-21 11:01 ` failed disks, mapper, and "Invalid argument" David T-G
2020-05-21 11:24 ` David T-G
2020-05-21 12:00 ` Wols Lists
2020-05-21 12:33 ` re-add syntax (was "Re: failed disks, mapper, and "Invalid argument"") David T-G
2020-05-21 13:01 ` antlists
2020-05-21 13:15 ` re-add syntax David T-G
2020-05-21 18:07 ` David T-G
2020-05-21 18:40 ` Roger Heflin
2020-05-21 22:52 ` David T-G
2020-05-21 23:17 ` antlists
2020-05-21 23:53 ` David T-G
2020-05-21 8:13 ` failed disks, mapper, and "Invalid argument" Wols Lists
2020-05-21 11:04 ` David T-G
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