Added info about UREs

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Joshua Boniface 2016-09-30 14:56:56 -04:00
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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RAID protects you against one and only one thing: a disk failure.
It does _not_ protect you against any of the following things: It does _not_ protect you against any of the following things:
* Multiple disk failures beyond the RAID level chosen (e.g. both disks in a mirror, or 3 disks in a RAID-6). * Multiple disk failures beyond the RAID level chosen (e.g. both disks in a mirror, or 3 disks in a RAID-6), including possible [UREs](https://holtstrom.com/michael/blog/post/588/RAID-5-URE-Failures.html).
* Failure of the RAID controller itself (especially when using hardware RAID), the computer running the RAID, or the environment (a flood, fire, theft, etc.). * Failure of the RAID controller itself (especially when using hardware RAID), the computer running the RAID, or the environment (a flood, fire, theft, etc.).
* Data corruption on-disk from filesystem bugs, cosmic rays, or minor hardware or firmware failures. * Data corruption on-disk from filesystem bugs, cosmic rays, or minor hardware or firmware failures.
* Malicious or accidental deletion or modification of files by yourself or another party, including viruses, bad application writes, or administrative mistakes (e.g. `rm`-ing the wrong file or `mkfs` on an existing filesystem). * Malicious or accidental deletion or modification of files by yourself or another party, including viruses, bad application writes, or administrative mistakes (e.g. `rm`-ing the wrong file or `mkfs` on an existing filesystem).