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Subject: Re: With 4 disks should I go for RAID 5 or RAID 10
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:28:25 -0300
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> Bill Moran wrote:
> 
> RAID 10.
> 
> I snipped the rest of your message because none of it matters.  Never use
> RAID 5 on a database system.  Ever.  There is absolutely NO reason to
> every put yourself through that much suffering.  If you hate yourself
> that much just commit suicide, it's less drastic.
> 

Well, that's a pretty strong argument. No suicide in my plans, gonna stick
to RAID 10. :)
Thanks.