On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:26:54 +0000, linux@??? said:
> As a counter, I would not advise RAID for this ... it will protect
> against hdd failure but that's all.
And that is all it is meant to do (OK, some RAID configurations will also
provide increased throughput).
Do not confuse RAID with backup: they are completely different things.
> If you want backup I think you're better off having a "normal"
> backup from one set of disks in the computer to the other set (in the
> same computer)
That means that if your computer is stolen, has a disk controller run
amok, or (unlikely) catches fire, you'll lose your original data as well
as your backups. If your backups are important to you, they should be
isolated, ideally geographically, from the source data. If they're not
important to you, don't waste your time setting them up.
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