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Aidan Van Dyk wrote:
> * Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> [081209 11:01]:
>  
>> Yes the SmartArray series is quite common and actually know to perform
>> reasonably well, in RAID 10. You still appear to be trying RAID 5.
> 
> *boggle* 
> 
> Are people *still* using raid5?
> 
> /me gives up!

What do you suggest when there is not enough room for a RAID 10?