<controversy> RAID is not a replacement for backup. It is a complement to a good backup system. Many will tell you that Tape Backup is slow, antiquated, and no to be trusted. I would not begin to argue these issues either way. I would say this: If you will NOT be using a Tape Backup (or CD, or other offline media), you would be advised to have a second server with 2-5 times the storage ( you can install that additional storage in the primary server, but it's really hard not to use it in a moment of weakness) so you can still archive. Joe Schmoe, the President's secretary, calling you because his Excel spreadsheet with everyone's bonuses is corrupt... that will teach you very quickly the importance of archiving. This is also very important when considering HOW to archive... :) </controversy>
On Fri, 24 May 2002 16:30:11 +1000 "Keith Antoine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have the local Chemist who is asking me to build 2 fileservers, not a > big deal but! > > They have a tape backup system that has never been used (8gig) so its a > biton the old side. In fact I do not think they would know how if the > server went down or even if it is backing up. Or even if the data is > usable. > > Due to the sort of proprietorty software the OS is win95, sheesh, and > its being upgraded to win98. Now I am sure that we could use a raid > motherboard and employ a backup system similar to raid mirror, as used > on most email spoolers with hd mirroring. Anyone got experience here ?? > > -- > Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' > 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 > Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in > storage > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - > http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the > above URL. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
