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Subject: Re: vdev/pool math with combined raidzX vdevs...
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2012, Jason Usher wrote:
>
> I'm not going to beat this to death, but just to summarize, if F is 
> 2, then the corresponding data loss probabilities for RAID-Z1, -Z2, 
> -Z3 are: 14.9%, 1.3%, and 0.086%.

I am not sure what the above percentages mean.

Regardless, I do agree that drive size is a factor in vdev reliability 
(MTTDL).  Huge drives lessen reliability due to increased recovery 
time and placing more data at risk.  There may be a cap on the maximum 
size of "enterprise" drives since "enterprise" drives are normally 
targeted for RAID applications.

Bob
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