That disk you're taking home with you provides the redundancy in your RAID5 system. Think about what would happen if one of the remaining disks failed! And I'd like to see you try to recover data from one disk in a RAID5 array! Clearly this backup strategy has not been tested and all the ammo you need is to show them that you can't recover the system from one disk.
-----Original Message----- From: Brian Ko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 13 September 2002 9:36 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Backup Hardware Tell him there won't be any redundency when he takes the HD. Before fire/flood can happen, you'll probably lose your RAID 5. Brian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Christopher Hummert Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 5:21 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Backup Hardware My boss has a friend that has a company that backs up their servers by taking a spare hard drive from a RAID 5 config home ever night. Currently we are using a VAX tape drive to back up our systems. He seems to think that the hard drive solution sounds like a great idea. I think it's possibly the worst idea ever created. Besides the constant vibrations, and temperature changes that the hard drives would have to withstand could everyone give me some more reasons as to why this is a bad idea. I think I just need a little ammo from other admins to help convince him. Thanks Chris Hummert ******************************************** Network Administrator - Albany Agency of Insurance Webmaster for Noghri.net http://www.noghri.net MS Beta tester ID #: 388366 Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contacts us." - from Calvin and Hobbes ******************************************** _________________________________________________________________ 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]
