Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:00:17 +0100 From: Dimitry Andric <dimitry@andric.com> To: Wes Morgan <morganw@chemikals.org> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: raidz configuration Message-ID: <4B11C7A1.1040801@andric.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0911281619570.1379@ibyngvyr.purzvxnyf.bet> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0911281619570.1379@ibyngvyr.purzvxnyf.bet>
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On 2009-11-28 23:22, Wes Morgan wrote: > Simple question: > > 8 devices in a raidz2 > or > 4 devices in a raidz x 2 With the first configuration, any two drives can fail, and all data is still preserved. With the second configuration, if two drives fail within the same RAID set, you are screwed. E.g., if safety is your concern, I would definitely choose the first configuration. :)
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