That depends largely on whether you are salaried exempt, or you bill by the hour. In the first case their stupidity is a waste of your time, in the second it is just a waste of their money. Assuming you gave appropriate advice, in a manner which a businessperson should clearly understand - $$$ - then I have no issues with doing it the wrong way b/c they demanded it. (There are limits of course - in some cases I would demand a waiver of liability, and in extreme cases - like businesses that refuse to invest in even rudimentary backup - I'd walk away.)
Also, as far as MS disagreeing about software RAID - Part of our SOP for many upgrades is to break the mirror set on the system drive -- Oh yes, along with assuming hardware RAID I also think a RAID 5 system drive is wrong. In the course of troubleshooting an issue the MS PSS tech latched on to that procedure asserting that Mirroring generally didn't work well enough to fail over to the mirror drive, making such a procedure unreliable. That was right up until I made him aware that it was Hardware RAID. Apparently he only felt that MS software RAID was not reliable enough to fail over to the mirror. -----Original Message----- From: Avi Smith-Rapaport Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 11:31 AM To: MSWinNT Discussions Subject: RE: software mirror amen. but no matter what in the end you do what your employer wants no matter how bad it could be. you just have to hope in the long run you don't have to say I told you so... -----Original Message----- From: Martin Blackstone Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 10:20 AM To: MSWinNT Discussions Subject: RE: software mirror It goes back to the old, there's a right way, a wrong way, and the Microsoft way. Just cause its in a book doesn't mean it's the right way, just that it is the MS way. -----Original Message----- From: Don Ely Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 7:13 AM To: MSWinNT Discussions Subject: RE: software mirror While I agree with the fact that MS has their own answers, it most definitely doesn't mean it's the right answer. Knowing about software RAID is one thing, using it in a production environment is completely another. D -----Original Message----- From: Ed Esgro Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 5:38 AM To: MSWinNT Discussions Subject: RE: software mirror I agree with all of the comments about software redundancy. However I am sure Microsoft would definitely beg to differ. If you want to be an MCSE in 2000, don't overlook software RAID, the Server test likes to ask questions about it. <SNIP> ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
