From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263410AbTDSQYI (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:24:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263411AbTDSQYI (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:24:08 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:3339 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263410AbTDSQYH (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:24:07 -0400 Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 17:36:02 +0100 From: Russell King To: John Bradford Cc: Stephan von Krawczynski , linux-kernel Subject: Re: Are linux-fs's drive-fault-tolerant by concept? Message-ID: <20030419173602.E4082@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: John Bradford , Stephan von Krawczynski , linux-kernel References: <20030419180421.0f59e75b.skraw@ithnet.com> <200304191622.h3JGMI9L000263@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <200304191622.h3JGMI9L000263@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk>; from john@grabjohn.com on Sat, Apr 19, 2003 at 05:22:18PM +0100 X-Message-Flag: Your copy of Microsoft Outlook is vurnerable to viruses. See www.mutt.org for more details. Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Apr 19, 2003 at 05:22:18PM +0100, John Bradford wrote: > A RAID-0 array and regular backups are the best way to protect your > data. Correction. RAID-0 is the best way to loose your data. If any device containing any part of the array goes down, you loose at least some of your data. RAID-1 is the redundant raid level, where each device in the set contains a duplicate of the other device(s). -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html