[GRLUG] To Raid, or not to Raid, that is the question.

[Joseph VanDerStelt]

So, here is the situation. I am about to send a server down to a data 
center in Indiana. I just purchased two WD 1GB hard drives to place in 
it for extra storage. I also bought a $25 raid controller, just in case. 
Should I even bother with the raid? I was going to go raid 1, so as not 
to risk losing my data and other peoples data. However, I have to ask... 
Would simply creating a cron job to backup key directories/files every 2 
hours or so get the job done just as well?

Just looking for a little input and maybe spark some debate.

So far, I am leaning towards raid 1.

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