[TriLUG] Ubuntu FakeRAID or Software

[John Broome]

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 21:51, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> The advantage of Linux MD (Multi Device) RAID is that it will work on
> any machine with Linux installed. Fake Raid will only work on systems
> with the same Intel fakeraid chip.. so if your motherboard ever dies
> your raid is unusable until you get another motherboard with the same
> chip.

This is exactly why i took a machine that i was setting up, whacked it
and re-did with MD, especially since the machine is from 2007 and i
doubt i could easily track down an identical board if needed.

Plus i can monitor mdstat easier than finding a utility that will talk
to wonky-raid.