I prefer hardware RAID, but software RAID gets the job done if that's all you've got. Depending upon the server and the application you may or may not notice any tangible performance hit from it.
We have a document server with software RAID1 - it does fine because it's just a dedicated file server with relatively limited use. We have an Exchange server with hardware RAID5 - it was higher use and we were more concerned about performance on that server so we spent more money on it. Aloha, -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3 Director of Information Services Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert http://www.hawaiilawyer.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Mario Fernandez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 12:05 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RAID 5 setup > > > How do you guy's feel about software NT software RAID? > > > Mario Fernandez > Network Administrator > DataSynapse > 632 Broadway 5th Floor > New York, NY 10012 > tel. (212) 842-8849 > fax. (212) 842-8843 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > View the DataSynapse email disclaimer here: > e-mail disclaimer > <http://www.datasynapse.com/legal/emailprivacy.jsp> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 17:59 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RAID 5 setup > > > I wonder if he means it's going to be a software raid? > -Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Brett Wesoloski > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 2:56 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: RAID 5 setup > > > I always thought you had to have the raid five set up before > you install the operating system. Not sure however so don't > listen to me. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 4:49 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RAID 5 setup > > > Hey, > > I'm setting up RAID 5 on an upgraded Exchange 5.5 server, my > question is this do I install Exchange before I setup RAID 5 > or do I do it after the install, also I will be migrating > data, do I need to do the migration before RAID 5 setup or > after, may be a newbie question to some but I appreciate any > advice anyone can give. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
