Re: RAID 1 vs RAID 5

Niall Litchfield wrote:
>
> "Connor McDonald" <connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3CAB65BE.3B3D_at_yahoo.com...
> > Steffen Ramlow wrote:
> > > what exactly is the performance advantage with read-only TS?
> >
> > - They are lot quicker to backup (ie you don't)
> <pedant>
> except once at the beginning (please) and probably once every few months -
> to allow for tape degradation.
> </pedant>
>
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> Niall Litchfield
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<cowboy>
... Nah - thats only if you want to be able to restore them :-) </cowboy>

hee hee hee

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