On Saturday 18 August 2007, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 08/18/07 20:35, Hal Vaughan wrote: > > On Saturday 18 August 2007, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> On 08/18/07 19:39, Hal Vaughan wrote: > >>> Has anyone built a RAID out of USB drives? I'm considering it > >>> but I'd rather hear from others who may have done the same thing > >>> first. I can see several possible problems. Last time I was > >>> working with USG devices, if I unplugged the drives and did not > >>> plug them in using the same order /dev/sda could become /dev/sdb, > >>> so I could see that as an issue, for starters. > >>> > >>> If anyone has experience with this, I'd like to hear about it and > >>> if it's a good or bad idea. > >> > >> What's the problem that you are trying to solve? > > > > At this point I'm exploring several possibilities. > > Possible whats? Drinking games? Strip clubs?
Are there any lists you're on where you haven't brought up naked women out of context? :-? Possibilities of using USB drives instead of internal drives for a RAID. It would provide something close to hotplug and also > Yes, I'm being snide, but that's because you didn't answer my > question. > > Are you trying to solve a portability problem using high-capacity > external drives, or a speed problem with USB thumb drives? There's several reasons I'm looking into it. I suspect one issue with the box I've been using could be circulation, which I could solve with separate drive enclosures. It would make drive swapping easier and it could also make it portable. I don't know what else, which is why I asked the question. If people say, "Yeah, I've tried it and it doesn't work," then I drop the idea. If people tell me, "I've tried it and found it was a benefit because of a, b, and c, then I know it's worth looking into and perhaps worth using. That's why the original question: Has anyone tried this and what kind of experience did they have? I find when I'm looking at a new possibility, focusing on only my ideas can often close off discussion about other possibilities or benefits I hadn't thought of. > > If USB RAID is > > not practical or workable, then I'll just drop the possibility and > > stick with sata or pata drives. > > Many companies sell multi-drive USB & firewire enclosures, and lots > do RAID-5. Get one with 5 slots, stuff 750GB drives in it, and get > 3TB of easily transportable storage in the size of a large shoebox. That's an idea I might find useful! Thanks! Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
