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From: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au>
To: Simon <simon@optinet.com>
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Subject: Re: RAID Cards
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On Thu, 2005-Jun-30 17:18:15 -0400, Simon wrote:
>It's not only CPU factor, I don't trust software RAID.

I suspect you don't have a choice.  Either the RAID is done in the kernel
on your host system or the RAID is done in the the firmware on your RAID
card.  In either case, it's software.

-- 
Peter Jeremy