On 14/10/2012 18:28, V G wrote:
> I've been investigating Linux only solutions for mass storage as I'd rath=
er
> avoid using ZFS or hardware RAID controllers.
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> I set up a system using ext4 over a Linux software RAID0, as well as
> another RAID5 set.

Be very careful with software RAID without a battery backup.  If you
suddenly lose power with no means of flushing out the cache to disk then
you might end up with data corrupted in exciting ways.

That is probably fine for simple setups, but may become troublesome
otherwise.

David
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