> ...zfs software raid ... will not give you any benefit over hardware raid... Except that you can pull the disks, stick them in another machine, import the po

> ...zfs software raid ... will not give you any benefit over hardware raid... Except that you can pull the disks, stick them in another machine, import the pool, and immediately have access to your data -- as well as, in the case of a failed RAID controller, not having to worry about finding a spare, working, replacement card of the exact same type (which isn't an uncommon occurrence).