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I had a drive fail recently in a 16-drive Rorke Data Galaxy HDX2 system configured as RAID 5. Had a cold swap on hand….popped it in and following a couple of hours of rebuild time, was back up and running full speed. The system works during rebuild but performance slows slightly. If this had been a RAID 0 striped set, all data would have been lost. I would NEVER trust “lucky.” I have an investment of 6 years of P2 and XDCAM footage, Ae and Pr projects….all still live and editable…..that I intend to keep pushing forward from system to system. Also have LTO/Ultrium tape backup system. John From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Mel Matsuoka On Dec 13, 2011, at 3:58 AM, mpo@michaeloreilly.com wrote: I'd rather I think you'll probably change your tune regarding this when your work drive fails in the middle of a project, before you have a chance to invoke your manual process for redundancy :) I did this for years, and it "worked" for me only because I was lucky. Your drives WILL fail when you least expect it, regardless of how "successful" you've been with manual redundancy procedures in the past. RAID5 setups are so cheap now that it makes no sense to NOT be using a RAID setup these days. Why bother with manual processes, when RAID5 will do it for you automatically, all the time, and for a very reasonable cost? -- Mel Matsuoka Montaj9 - Honolulu, HI This message, and any attachments, is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail and any attachments from your system. |
