RAID VFS Module SoC Project - Requirements Doc

[Ming Wong]

Hi Peter,

Everytime I read about this RAID vfs module I wonder: What is the use
> case? If you need RAID functionality: use a real RAID - either HW or SW.
>
> What am I missing?



The good thing about this project is, repartitioning of the existing disks
is not required. You can simply use the particular paths/directories to
simulate a raid environment.

System admin can enable/disable data redundancy anytime easily at his/her
own discretion through the samba configuration. Also, swapping between
disks, which sets a particular disk to be the primary disk, can be done with
minimum effort.

So why bother setting up a SW RAID (more work), when all you need to do is,
create a share on samba whilst having a redundant mechanism in place. :-)

cheers,
Ming