DANGER!!! Problems with 10.04 installer (RAID devices *will* get corrupted)

[Alvin Thompson]

On 04/23/2010 01:32 PM, CLIFFORD ILKAY wrote:

> Not really. All drives have errors. The higher the areal density and the
> larger the capacity, the greater the likelihood of unrecoverable errors.
> I've read a few articles recently about how we need to find a different
> approach to fault-tolerance because current RAID technology will not be
> able to cope as disk capacities increase. Even with very fast bus and
> drives, it takes uncomfortably long to rebuild arrays so it can't come
> to soon.
>
> However, TLER *might* have something to do with "we'll separate the
> drives into consumer and pro lines and charge more for the pro lines
> because we can". Most consumers don't care about this issue and are
> unaffected by it. Those who do care about it grumble, pay more, and move on.

Good points.