On Sunday 19 August 2007, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 08/18/07 23:59, Hal Vaughan wrote: > > 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? :-? > > For a libertarian, you sure have forgotten that there's more in this > world than just women taking their clothes off for me. > > Shame on you. Now go see Molly Yard for a multicultural sensitivity > training class!
I'm not the one talking about strip clubs. And you know damned well I'm a bleeding heart liberal, not a libertarian! > > 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. > > You need a case that's purpose-designed to be a server. They are > engineered for air flow, blah blah. That's what I was thinking. > But they are also expensive. Oh, yes. Most single drive USB enclosures are $20 or so, but the 4 drive USB enclosures I found were $400 or more! > A home-server might be adequate for > your needs. > > http://www.directron.com/stct01uw.html That just might work. I might set it up to handle all my storage and use it as nothing but a file server. I'm still exploring other possibilities, but thanks! Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
