RAID 1 Independent Disk

[commissar_mo]

I'm wondering if there is any way to make RAID 1s completely able to be used as independent drives?

I know that there are some metadata issues associated with just taking a RAID 1 and plugging it in as a single drive.

Specifically:

1. I'm going to be using an NAS for backups. I'd like to use RAID 1...

2. I also suppose I could just have the backup software write to two independent drives (non-RAID) drives, and in effect, have 'RAID 1'... but I'm assuming there'd be a performance penalty since the software would have to write the two sequentially every time.

Anyone venture an opinion?

 

[commissar_mo]

Anyone at all?

 

[tomate2]

can only think about using backup software to backup your data to two independent drives... could you specify your reasons?
maybe you can just manually backup some files

 

[commissar_mo]

I mean the 'reasons' are more feasibility/interest questions more than anything.

RAID 1 annoys me since it's redundant... but you (usually) can't take the RAID 1 independent drives and just load them as regulars... which seems to me to defeat some of the initial purpose of RAID 1... to maintain identical drives...

I know I can definitely just have the backup software write to both drives... I'm beginning to think that's the best 'solution'...