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Hi,
Probably one for the dev's..??
A friends ask me to look at putting together a " Mini i7 PC" bare bones with LL on it.
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It's got 2 X mSATA slots, and he asked if it's possible to do a "RAID 0" set-up on them,
for improved throughput, but at the loss of redundancy. So put the OS across 2 X 120GB SSD's
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Would that not be op to the bios more than the operating system wirezfree?
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10-08-2015, 11:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-08-2015, 11:16 PM by Wirezfree.)
Yes, you can have H/W based raid controllers, but also Software based.
In Windows it was possible in Software, it was added from XP Pro on, depending on version.
EDIT..
Just found this on " Ubuntu Software Raid"
Quick read seems to indicate a "Alternate Install".. need to read more
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Well, if looking for a software raid solution, instead of a hardware raid solution.
You get to pick the search term.
http://www.googlubuntu.com/
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Thanks...
Found a couple of things, but they are on Mint RAID 0 & MINT RAID 1 need to read a few times... seems a little techy
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10-09-2015, 12:49 AM
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If looking to RAID, I've always heard hardware RAIDs were preferred over software - now sure software has come along way and maybe the hardware doesn't support it in the set up....
If an OS level RAID for a workstation, wouldn't there be concern if the OS went corrupt??? Just thinking out loud..
Defiantly intriguing though 
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@ firenice03,
Yes, there are risks... Certain types of RAID allow you to have disk failures,
then when you replace the disk, it re-builds the array itself based on content on remaining disks.
Normally RAID is used in Servers.
I think it was curiosity because it's unusual to have multiple mSata slots in such a small PC.
There are H/W devices that allow you to build a RAID device from 2 X mSata cards
that then fit in a single 2.5" slot, but they have mixed reviews...
Like this one 2 X mSata Adapter
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Thanks Wirezfree
(10-09-2015, 07:51 AM)Wirezfree link Wrote: @firenice03,
Yes, there are risks... Certain types of RAID allow you to have disk failures,
then when you replace the disk, it re-builds the array itself based on content on remaining disks.
Normally RAID is used in Servers.
I think it was curiosity because it's unusual to have multiple mSata slots in such a small PC.
There are H/W devices that allow you to build a RAID device from 2 X mSata cards
that then fit in a single 2.5" slot, but they have mixed reviews...
Like this one 2 X mSata Adapter
That adapter is cool... Back in the day I RAID'ed (lol) a workstation, but just for storage the OS was on a separate disk for that reason... I'm curious how well it works..
I've thought about a Windows server with drives in a RAID mostly for storage and redundancy (pictures), then debated a NAS (FreeNAS is pretty slick) but hey if LL can pull it off too ...
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I have been reading some of the stuff on setting up RAID...
I got a headache, seems like luck if you get it working, very mixed results.
I think I will suggest he thinks about normal install...
To be honest I'm not sure how much improvement it will give over just using single SSD disk.??
Yes, that dual mSATA H/W raid looks interesting
But @ $220 for 2 X mSATA(120GB) and the mSATA Card,
It could prove to be an expensive experiment....
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I hear ya, especially when you start looking at the differences, the gains and then the one offs...
(10-09-2015, 06:30 PM)Wirezfree link Wrote: But @ $220 for 2 X mSATA(120GB) and the mSATA Card,
It could prove to be an expensive experiment.... Isn't that just about everything  lol
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