Re: RAID 3 / RAID 5

> > >Um, was this with RAID 3 or RAID 5? It sounds like RAID 3's > >performance characteristics. > > Yup - this was with RAID 3 - hadn't actually heard of RAID 5 before > and am checking on that one. Could you (or any-one else) perhaps > help with some info on the differences between the two ? > RAID 5 arrays have internal redundancy built in, so mirroring is not necessary. You configure once spindle as a parity drive so that if a drive goes bad, the data can be recreated from the parity drive. This is similar to the fastback/virtual drive technology we use on our Pyramid platforms. -- Naomi Walker (aka N7FSA) naomi@anasazi.com Phoenix, Arizona To get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with. ---Mark Twain