[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have 4 disks for a software raid configuration. > I'm pondering about using either a 4 disk raid5 array, or > a 4 disk raid10 array. > > I'm interested in speed mostly, but data integrity is important too. > I'm running a web, proxy, file, email server all in one. (Sarge box) > > I suppose with Raid5, I would get more disk space, plus I would also > get 3 disks for stripe with 1 for parity. > But with Raid10, I would get less drive space, only 2 disks striped, but > get better fault tolerance.
You'll get more performance, usually from a raid 10. However, if you need to add a disk it is a pain. You can easily add as many disks as you want to a raid5 config. > > I'm guess I'm just looking for your thoughts on what you would do. > > Thanks for you opinion! > > Cheers, > Mike > > PS, or maybe there is another raid level I should be looking at? > > -- Ugo -> Please don't send a copy of your reply by e-mail. I read the list. -> Please avoid top-posting, long signatures and HTML, and cut the irrelevant parts in your replies. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
