2 SSDs in raid1

chillath · Oct 31, 2013

Hello, does anybody know if there is any raid card that support trim with SSDs? Adaptec says none of their card do. Im trying to do a raid 1 with 2 disk and the first thought is using ssds.
Does anybody tried this?

RealBeast · Oct 31, 2013

What is your purpose for RAID 1 -- redundancy for your OS or for data files?

ss202sl · Oct 31, 2013

No real benefit.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-raid-benchmark,3485.html

RealBeast · Oct 31, 2013

ss202sl :

+1 Agreed for both RAID 0 and 1, but I'm curious what he's trying to accomplish.

chillath · Oct 31, 2013

RealBeast :

Only harware redundancy. There is an everyday backup already. We use a small sql db nad the first thought is the security from harware failure.

RealBeast · Oct 31, 2013

That is what I assumed that you were doing. With an SSD the chances are much higher that you will get a virus/corruption/exploding machine, etc. than a drive die.

I use a second identical SSD that I attach using an IcyDock like THIS, which fits in a 5.25 inch (DVD) bay and attaches directly to the onboard SATA/power and can hotswap. You can use what you like, but I use Ghost 15 to clone the primary OS SSD after any significant updates or just monthly otherwise. I then remove it, place it in an antistatic bag and place it into a 24 hour rated fireproof safe. If the place burns down, all I need is a new computer.

All of my data backup is to a local NAS, with cloud backup in case of significant disaster.

If you go that direction, you will need to turn hot swapping on in your bios for each SATA port, and I would recommend a small app called hotswap!6 from HERE, which works much better than the Windows hardware eject function.

chillath · Oct 31, 2013

RealBeast :

That is what I assumed that you were doing. With an SSD the chances are much higher that you will get a virus/corruption/exploding machine, etc. than a drive die.

I use a second identical SSD that I attach using an IcyDock like THIS, which fits in a 5.25 inch (DVD) bay and attaches directly to the onboard SATA/power and can hotswap. You can use what you like, but I use Ghost 15 to clone the primary OS SSD after any significant updates or just monthly otherwise. I then remove it, place it in an antistatic bag and place it into a 24 hour rated fireproof safe. If the place burns down, all I need is a new computer.

All of my data backup is to a local NAS, with cloud backup in case of significant disaster.

If you go that direction, you will need to turn hot swapping on in your bios for each SATA port, and I would recommend a small app called hotswap!6 from HERE, which works much better than the Windows hardware eject function.

Thats an interesting policy. ill keep thinking about that.

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