Crispy Branzino on Nostr: For new sysadmins wondering about comments like "hardware raid is dead" its pretty ...
For new sysadmins wondering about comments like "hardware raid is dead" its pretty simple.
Using BSD or linux softraid is a trivial CPU overhead in 2025 and insulated you from the risk of a proprietary controller failing past the warranty support of your hardware. You simple swap disks to a new chassis.
With hardware raid you could be left scouring eBay at 3am for a new old raid card, and even if you find one, theres no guarantee it will find your raid in the disks.
Using BSD or linux softraid is a trivial CPU overhead in 2025 and insulated you from the risk of a proprietary controller failing past the warranty support of your hardware. You simple swap disks to a new chassis.
With hardware raid you could be left scouring eBay at 3am for a new old raid card, and even if you find one, theres no guarantee it will find your raid in the disks.