Hello, > Getting a new server that'll end up being a mail server - for space and > consistency reasons it's going to be a Compaq DL360 - dual 1.4Ghz. Which > means that it'll have a single raid controller/ 2 drives (I know the usual > advice about multiple channels, multiple drives).
Seems you should more than ample CPU. How much RAM? > I'll configure it RAID 0 - mirrored drives. RAID 0 is a striped set, not mirrored. Mirrored would be RAID 1. Or did you mean RAID 0+1? > We push lots of customized e-mail, don't get much incoming. Lots? How many per day? What size, roughly? > Question - is it worth the money to get 15K drives over the 10K drives? It depends on the above factors. However, unless you are receiving a great deal of incoming email and performing heavy logging, I doubt you will need the extra performace of the 15k drives. Cheers, Dominic --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
