[mythtv-users] Should I use LVM on this new raid?

[Kent Watsen]

> In fairness, while Seagate IDE drives are very good, even I don't
> expect them to run 24/7/365/100% duty.
>
> The SCSI drives cost 3 times as much precisely *because* they are, in
> fact, designed to run at pretty close to 100% duty cycle for the entire
> 5 years.
>   
These drives are having the "ES" moniker that stands for "Enterprise 
Storage" - from Seagate's site:  "Barracuda ES and ES.2 enterprise 
drives are designed for RAID and nearline applications where high 
capacity, high reliability, low power consumption and tolerance to 
rotational vibration (RV) are primary requirements."

Best,
Kent