Remove all mention of RAID from docs (#21163)

Fixes DOC-15399

Summary of changes:

- Remove all mentions of RAID from various places

- Also update the "don't use LVM" guidance to point users to multi-store
  instead

NB. These changes are backported to all supported versions v23.2+

Author: rmloveland

src/current/_includes/v23.2/prod-deployment/prod-guidance-lvm.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Do not use LVM in the I/O path. Dynamically resizing CockroachDB store volumes can result in significant performance degradation. Using LVM snapshots in lieu of CockroachDB <a href="{% link {{ page.version.version }}/take-full-and-incremental-backups.md %}">backup and restore</a> is also not supported.
+Do not use LVM in the I/O path. Dynamically resizing CockroachDB store volumes can result in significant performance degradation. Using LVM snapshots in lieu of CockroachDB <a href="{% link {{ page.version.version }}/take-full-and-incremental-backups.md %}">backup and restore</a> is also not supported. Use [multiple stores per node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store) instead.

src/current/_includes/v23.2/prod-deployment/topology-recommendations.md

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 - Do not run multiple node processes on the same VM or machine. This defeats CockroachDB's replication and causes the system to be a single point of failure. Instead, start each node on a separate VM or machine.
-- To start a node with multiple disks or SSDs, you can use either of these approaches:
-  - Configure the disks or SSDs as a single RAID volume, then pass the RAID volume to the `--store` flag when starting the `cockroach` process on the node.
-  - Provide a separate `--store` flag for each disk when starting the `cockroach` process on the node. For more details about stores, see [Start a Node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store).
+- To start a node with multiple disks or SSDs, provide a separate `--store` flag for each disk when starting the `cockroach` process on the node. For more details about stores, see [Start a Node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store).
 
       {{site.data.alerts.callout_danger}}
       If you start a node with multiple `--store` flags, it is not possible to scale back down to only using a single store on the node. Instead, you must decommission the node and start a new node with the updated `--store`.

src/current/_includes/v24.1/prod-deployment/prod-guidance-lvm.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Do not use LVM in the I/O path. Dynamically resizing CockroachDB store volumes can result in significant performance degradation. Using LVM snapshots in lieu of CockroachDB <a href="{% link {{ page.version.version }}/take-full-and-incremental-backups.md %}">backup and restore</a> is also not supported.
+Do not use LVM in the I/O path. Dynamically resizing CockroachDB store volumes can result in significant performance degradation. Using LVM snapshots in lieu of CockroachDB <a href="{% link {{ page.version.version }}/take-full-and-incremental-backups.md %}">backup and restore</a> is also not supported. Use [multiple stores per node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store) instead.

src/current/_includes/v24.1/prod-deployment/topology-recommendations.md

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 - Do not run multiple node processes on the same VM or machine. This defeats CockroachDB's replication and causes the system to be a single point of failure. Instead, start each node on a separate VM or machine.
-- To start a node with multiple disks or SSDs, you can use either of these approaches:
-  - Configure the disks or SSDs as a single RAID volume, then pass the RAID volume to the `--store` flag when starting the `cockroach` process on the node.
-  - Provide a separate `--store` flag for each disk when starting the `cockroach` process on the node. For more details about stores, see [Start a Node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store).
+- To start a node with multiple disks or SSDs, provide a separate `--store` flag for each disk when starting the `cockroach` process on the node. For more details about stores, see [Start a Node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store).
 
       {{site.data.alerts.callout_danger}}
       If you start a node with multiple `--store` flags, it is not possible to scale back down to only using a single store on the node. Instead, you must decommission the node and start a new node with the updated `--store`.

src/current/_includes/v24.3/prod-deployment/prod-guidance-lvm.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Do not use LVM in the I/O path. Dynamically resizing CockroachDB store volumes can result in significant performance degradation. Using LVM snapshots in lieu of CockroachDB <a href="{% link {{ page.version.version }}/take-full-and-incremental-backups.md %}">backup and restore</a> is also not supported.
+Do not use LVM in the I/O path. Dynamically resizing CockroachDB store volumes can result in significant performance degradation. Using LVM snapshots in lieu of CockroachDB <a href="{% link {{ page.version.version }}/take-full-and-incremental-backups.md %}">backup and restore</a> is also not supported. Use [multiple stores per node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store) instead.

src/current/_includes/v24.3/prod-deployment/topology-recommendations.md

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 - Do not run multiple node processes on the same VM or machine. This defeats CockroachDB's replication and causes the system to be a single point of failure. Instead, start each node on a separate VM or machine.
-- To start a node with multiple disks or SSDs, you can use either of these approaches:
-  - Configure the disks or SSDs as a single RAID volume, then pass the RAID volume to the `--store` flag when starting the `cockroach` process on the node.
-  - Provide a separate `--store` flag for each disk when starting the `cockroach` process on the node. For more details about stores, see [Start a Node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store).
+- To start a node with multiple disks or SSDs, provide a separate `--store` flag for each disk when starting the `cockroach` process on the node. For more details about stores, see [Start a Node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store).
 
       {{site.data.alerts.callout_danger}}
       If you start a node with multiple `--store` flags, it is not possible to scale back down to only using a single store on the node. Instead, you must decommission the node and start a new node with the updated `--store`.

src/current/_includes/v25.2/prod-deployment/prod-guidance-lvm.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Do not use LVM in the I/O path. Dynamically resizing CockroachDB store volumes can result in significant performance degradation. Using LVM snapshots in lieu of CockroachDB <a href="{% link {{ page.version.version }}/take-full-and-incremental-backups.md %}">backup and restore</a> is also not supported.
+Do not use LVM in the I/O path. Dynamically resizing CockroachDB store volumes can result in significant performance degradation. Using LVM snapshots in lieu of CockroachDB <a href="{% link {{ page.version.version }}/take-full-and-incremental-backups.md %}">backup and restore</a> is also not supported. Use [multiple stores per node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store) instead.

src/current/_includes/v25.2/prod-deployment/topology-recommendations.md

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 - Do not run multiple node processes on the same VM or machine. This defeats CockroachDB's replication and causes the system to be a single point of failure. Instead, start each node on a separate VM or machine.
-- To start a node with multiple disks or SSDs, you can use either of these approaches:
-  - Configure the disks or SSDs as a single RAID volume, then pass the RAID volume to the `--store` flag when starting the `cockroach` process on the node.
-  - Provide a separate `--store` flag for each disk when starting the `cockroach` process on the node. For more details about stores, see [Start a Node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store).
+- To start a node with multiple disks or SSDs, provide a separate `--store` flag for each disk when starting the `cockroach` process on the node. For more details about stores, see [Start a Node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store).
 
       {{site.data.alerts.callout_danger}}
       If you start a node with multiple `--store` flags, it is not possible to scale back down to only using a single store on the node. Instead, you must decommission the node and start a new node with the updated `--store`.

src/current/_includes/v25.3/prod-deployment/prod-guidance-lvm.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Do not use LVM in the I/O path. Dynamically resizing CockroachDB store volumes can result in significant performance degradation. Using LVM snapshots in lieu of CockroachDB <a href="{% link {{ page.version.version }}/take-full-and-incremental-backups.md %}">backup and restore</a> is also not supported.
+Do not use LVM in the I/O path. Dynamically resizing CockroachDB store volumes can result in significant performance degradation. Using LVM snapshots in lieu of CockroachDB <a href="{% link {{ page.version.version }}/take-full-and-incremental-backups.md %}">backup and restore</a> is also not supported. Use [multiple stores per node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store) instead.

src/current/_includes/v25.3/prod-deployment/topology-recommendations.md

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 - Do not run multiple node processes on the same VM or machine. This defeats CockroachDB's replication and causes the system to be a single point of failure. Instead, start each node on a separate VM or machine.
-- To start a node with multiple disks or SSDs, you can use either of these approaches:
-  - Configure the disks or SSDs as a single RAID volume, then pass the RAID volume to the `--store` flag when starting the `cockroach` process on the node.
-  - Provide a separate `--store` flag for each disk when starting the `cockroach` process on the node. For more details about stores, see [Start a Node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store).
+- To start a node with multiple disks or SSDs, provide a separate `--store` flag for each disk when starting the `cockroach` process on the node. For more details about stores, see [Start a Node]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cockroach-start.md %}#store).
 
       {{site.data.alerts.callout_danger}}
       If you start a node with multiple `--store` flags, it is not possible to scale back down to only using a single store on the node. Instead, you must decommission the node and start a new node with the updated `--store`.