On 03/06/2007, at 2:04 PM, gspurge wrote:
I had some registered DDR RAM fail in my then, 4 doctor practice
last year. I assume this fulfils your criteria as "server failure".
I put in place the machine (a then, 2 year old dell laptop with a
1Gb of RAM) that I used to test my backups. To restore the most
recent backup of BP (4-5Gb uncompressed database) took about 30min.
To restore the PS2 backup took about 10 minutes. Each workstation
was able to "find" its instance of sequel server with about 10
minutes of friggin about, per workstation. Ran that way until
determined the cause of the server failure and I sourced and
installed new RAM. Bit slow. No actual functioning network but it
actually work for Electonic Health records and Practice Management
Software. My accounting software is not on the server
Had new RAM within a few days and everything was put back the way
it was.
I learnt a few lessons and I now use a much better machine for
testing backups as well as my laptop. I am considering NAS and more
frequent server backups, but think that in an emergency scenario,
that will not be the quickest way to get the practice up and running
My point is that in the case of "server failure" my down time was
about one hour. I did this without external tech support. I did it
without an expensive spare machine that is similarly configured to
my server (Twin Xeon 3.6Gb, 2Gb Ram and 2 mirrored SCSI HDD's.
Intel Server Mobo and Intel RAID Controller. I think practices need
a better solution in event of crises, than ringing their computer
support company. (and yes I do have one of those as well. They were
the ones who sourced the RAM).
Gary
PS. If anybody can point me to some drivers for Yellow Dog Linux to
run a wireless keyboard and mouse on a PS3, I would be grateful
(and my wife will stop telling me off for the cables in the lounge
room)
Gary, the failures I speak of are critical Windows failures where the
OS cannot be repaired, or complete data loss, both replicated
faithfully by the RAID system.
We don't use or recommend expensive "Server" motherboards or RAID
controllers, being quite happy with standard motherboards with long
term support, so a similar system is no more expensive than a
standard workstation - doesn't need the amount of RAM or RAID of the
server to be used in a pinch.
I find your last comments bizarre - do I need a better solution in
the event of a health crisis than ringing an ambulance? Would a self-
diagnosis and treatment be a better solution?
As someone running Linux on a PS3 I'm not sure your opinion is
representative of the masses.
regards,
Peter.
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