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Title: Hardware RAID / Software RAID
Post by: micropitt on August 12, 2007, 05:35:31 AM

I have an Dell 1500SC server and I'm thinking about software RAID vs hardware RAID. Currently I do not have a RAID Controller card but was looking at a Perc 3 RAID controller card for just $50 on eBay. Does Hardware RAID really have a advantage over Software RAID? I think the most important thing for me is reliability. Would anybody like to share some thoughts to that?

Peter

Title: Hardware RAID / Software RAID
Post by: Reinhold on August 12, 2007, 07:08:22 PM

NO hardware advantage in SME...

Peter,
-Please search for "RAID" in the forum  (Search Icon on top of this page)
- Please click on SME Server 7 Manual (on the top right of this page)
...there is a whole chapter on RAID  8)
in the wiki too:       http://wiki.contribs.org/Raid

...it's all been answered so often  :o  :D

Regards
Reinhold

Title: Hardware RAID / Software RAID
Post by: micropitt on August 12, 2007, 08:24:50 PM

Ok, thank you.......   :shock: