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mr.Curmudgeon:
Shmokes,

Dude...http://www.runtime.org/raid.htm
Raid Reconstructor and Captain Nemo...

I lost a drive in a RAID 1 setup, yes an 'effin RAID 1 setup (don't ask)...and I was able to virtually mount the Raid array and DE-STRIPE the data and move it to another drive.

Don't bother with anything else. I was told by forensics people that Raid 1 recovery was virtually impossible, and likely unbelievably expensive. I saved everything I needed to grab. Rare Tranny porn is safe! Phew!

ahofle:

--- Quote from: shmokes on February 03, 2009, 08:10:18 pm ---But I think people have had fairly poor luck with rebuilding Terastation arrays. 
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Seriously?  What's the point of having a RAID array if you can't easily recover from an HD failure?  :dizzy:

shmokes:

--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on February 04, 2009, 02:55:14 pm ---
I lost a drive in a RAID 1 setup, yes an 'effin RAID 1 setup (don't ask)...and I was able to virtually mount the Raid array and DE-STRIPE the data and move it to another drive.


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I suspect you mean RAID 0?  Losing a drive in RAID 1 (mirrored) shouldn't be an issue from a data standpoint.  Thanks for the tip.  I just ordered a replacement drive.  Hopefully the array will just rebuild itself with little to no data loss.  Otherwise, what was the point of giving up 1/4 of my capacity for a RAID 5 array?

@ ahofle:  I feel ya . . . but that's the reality of the RAID world.  Indeed, that's the reality of any backup plan.  You never know how good it is until the catastrophe happens.  I know a network admin who lost a drive in a high-end RAID 5 array.  Should have been no big deal.  When he replaced the drive his RAID controller malfunctioned and went about destroying all the data on all the other drives in an attempt to rebuild the array.  At any rate, some RAID solutions have a better reliability track record than others, and the Terastation does not seem to be high on the list.

Ummon:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 04, 2009, 02:49:51 pm ---I know I'm in the stone age compared to you guys, but I've been real pleased with a $25 DVD/Divx player and burning things to DVD-Rs. 
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In a few years, perhaps, but almost definitely in ten, there won't be removable media. 8gig thumb drives are relatively inexpensive, already.



--- Quote from: saint on February 04, 2009, 08:00:48 am ---3.5 TB on my server, mostly full -- all of it legitimate media. I PVR a ton of stuff, and rip all of my DVDs to the hard drive. Also use the server to backup all the other computers in the house. Something like 45 Gigs of family photos alone.

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Hell, how much storage is AC?

saint:

--- Quote from: Ummon on February 04, 2009, 09:52:46 pm ---
--- Quote from: saint on February 04, 2009, 08:00:48 am ---3.5 TB on my server, mostly full -- all of it legitimate media. I PVR a ton of stuff, and rip all of my DVDs to the hard drive. Also use the server to backup all the other computers in the house. Something like 45 Gigs of family photos alone.

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Hell, how much storage is AC?

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Umm.. not sure I understand the question :)

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