SMR: new recording technology makes HDDs unsuitable for RAID

To increase the recording density, HDD manufacturers switched to SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) technology

Unfortunately, the new technology makes it difficult to use disks as part of a RAID. And even worse, manufacturers do not mention the use of SMR in the specifications for hdd

Be Careful When Choosing Hard Drives

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Source: linux.org.ru

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