[X4U] running OS from software RAID

[David Ledger]

>From: dgh <dghagey at mycybernet.net>
>Hello,
>Are there any problems with running your OS from a software RAID'd
>internal drives? Aside from the obvious risk of a drive failing in a
>RAID 0 configuration.
>DG Hagey

I run my 544MHz G4 tower booted from a pair of raid 1 (mirrored) 40GB 
drives (the original and a second almost as old) using Apple's s/w 
raid. No data, just OS and applications. It boot's fine 'through' the 
raid s/w, so it should also work with raid 0. Reduced reliability is 
the only inherent drawback with '0', You may get increased speed 
depending on hardware paths, device speeds, how Apple does its Raid 0 
and how you use it. It may be slower.

David


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