I am considering doing a raid setup.

I was wondering is it possible I forget the numbers, To have a performance setup 2 drives and then a data security setup mirroring that?

Possible or no?


Thanks,

Jim

I posted this in another thread:

There are lots of different types of RAID.
RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks. There are serveral different levels of RAID. Some of the most popular are RAID-1, RAID-0, and RAID-5.
RAID-0 distributes the data across 2 hard disks, which basically means that your computer can write data twice as fast as before, but RAID-0 is not redundant (if one drive crashes you've lost half your stuff).
RAID-1 is mirroring, so you write your data to 2 harddrives, so if one fails you always have the second one. RAID-1 isnt bad, but isnt exactly the most practical.
RAID-5 is my personal favorite, and takes at least 3 disks. If you have three 80GB disks in a RAID-5, you will have 160GB total space with the last 80GB disk being the backup. I can't explain how RAID-5 works, since it is the newest to me, but I prefer it as it gives you the most storage space and is also redundant. It is also said to be faster than RAID-1.

Basically if you want RAID for data backups then RAID-5 is the best option. If you want RAID for faster boot up time than RAID-0 is the best option. RAID-0 is not redundant though.

Hope I helped,

Yes What I was asking is if you could do both. For example. A Raid 0 primary and a Raid 5 mirroring that?