Am 26.10.2016 um 19:07 schrieb Char Jackson:
On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:25:45 -0400, Wolf K wrote:

RAID is deigned to reduce the probability [of data loss] as close to zero as possible.
With disks as cheap as they are now, I think RAID is ready for home and
SOHO use.

The first hurdle with RAID is convincing home users that RAID is not
backup. I've run into that mindset more than a few times.


Quite possible that a friend of mine made a fatal mistake or
misunderstood RAID. Anyway, she told us that a failure in
one component compromised all connected hard drives and
computers.
But the main purpose of RAID should be easy restoring of a
compromised computer. Otherwise, it looks pretty
nonsensical. Or I don't understand the idea behind it and
what it's supposed to do.

What I want and my friend wanted: an easy backup system that
helps us save all data and restore the main computer when
something goes wrong, whatever it is.