Comments on: fakeRAID http://www.jonathankern.com/blog/2008/06/26/fakeraid/ The life and times of Jonathan Kern Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:01:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: D.J. Capelis http://www.jonathankern.com/blog/2008/06/26/fakeraid/comment-page-1/#comment-597 D.J. Capelis Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:35:53 +0000 http://www.jonathankern.com/?p=504#comment-597 I share your distaste for fakeraid. I find it almost entirely infuriating. I'm glad you ended up on using linux's md support instead. It is actually really quite good. I cry inside everytime someone decides to use dmraid. (I'm glad we have dmraid support for the rare case when it's a good idea[1], but I really wish people wouldn't actually *use* it.) [1] If you really must have some form of software raid across multiple platforms, dmraid appears to be the only software raid scheme supported by multiple platforms and this is the one legitimate usecase I've found for it. I share your distaste for fakeraid. I find it almost entirely infuriating.

I’m glad you ended up on using linux’s md support instead. It is actually really quite good.

I cry inside everytime someone decides to use dmraid. (I’m glad we have dmraid support for the rare case when it’s a good idea[1], but I really wish people wouldn’t actually *use* it.)

[1] If you really must have some form of software raid across multiple platforms, dmraid appears to be the only software raid scheme supported by multiple platforms and this is the one legitimate usecase I’ve found for it.

]]> By: Viki http://www.jonathankern.com/blog/2008/06/26/fakeraid/comment-page-1/#comment-596 Viki Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:07:48 +0000 http://www.jonathankern.com/?p=504#comment-596 You lost me at fakeRaid! How about a post about your life in general!! LOL You lost me at fakeRaid! How about a post about your life in general!! LOL

]]>