> Yes, I know that. I am very familiar with how RAID6 works. RAID5
> with the hot spare already rebuilt / built in is a good enough answer
> for management where big words like parity might scare some PHBs.
>
>> In terms of storage cost, it IS like paying for RAID5 + a hot spare,
>> but the protection is better.
>>
>> A RAID 5 with a hot spare built in could not survive 2 simultaneous
>> drive failures.
>
> Exactly. Which is why I had said with the hot spare already built in
> / rebuilt.
My apologies. The 'rebuilt' slant escaped me. Thats a fair way to cast it.
> Geeze, pedant much?
Of course!