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Try a
ROI calculation. HW Raid controllers aren't as expensive as they used to
be. One of the big advantages of HW raid is real time recovery - you can
access the data while the system is rebuilding. So for the software
rebuild, figure out how expensive it is for the server and data to be
offline. Compare raid controller cost to expense of data off
line.
That
is very true and if I can't get the money to purchase a RAID
controller, software is the way I'll have to go. Hopefully I will
be able to convince them and/or I'll have to use one of my tricks for staying
under the limit that requires approval. ;-)
I have used softrware raid in hundreds of NT
servers for years w/o problems, it is there to use. if for example, there is
no money in the buget for hardware raid controllers, the reality is money is
an issue.
My $.02..........
RE Young MCSE
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Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 10:50
AM
Subject: RE: Hard drive
configuration
That's too funny. I do at least know
Hardware RAID is better than Software RAID. And if NT will allow me
to duplex, as it was suggested by someone else, then that's probably what
I'll do.
I second this, only ever use Hardware RAID, which RAID config
depends on what you are doing.
When interviewing folks for an open position at my last employer
we had someone say that they thought that software RAID was "slick",
that was the last thing he said that I heard.
Kevin
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Thanks for the info. I will see if I
can do that.
volume sets are notoriously bad - they have a way of
crashing at bad times - I would personally do a raid array witha
good hardware (Adaptec) raid
controller.
Jim Zangara,
MCSE+I
Special Projects Engineer
Premiere
Radio Networks
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In my house
there's this light switch that doesn't do anything. Every so often I
would flick it on and off just to check. Yesterday, I got a call
from a woman in Germany. She said, "Cut it out." -- Steven Wright
Cool. So, I could create 3 of them
as one volume so I don't have to give each drive a drive letter
and then mirror that volume to the other three
drives?
Duplexing to NT is the same as mirroring.
Windows does not care if they are on one controller (mirroring)
or on two controllers (duplexing)
Eric Wittenberg, MCSE CNA ASE
Technical Systems Analyst
3D
Computer Services Ltd.
Edmonton, Alberta
(780)484 9788 Fax (780) 484 9811
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 29,
2001 4:58 PM
To:
NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Hard
drive configuration
I currently have a NetWare server with 6 Seagate
ST39175LW drives on 2
Adaptec
controllers in a duplexed configuration. We are going to
rebuild
the server as NT 4.0. I
don't think NT can mirror the drives in a duplexed
configuration like the one we currently
have. Am I wrong. If not, what
would be the best configuration for the drives. I
was thinking of adding a
single drive on
the build-in controller for the OS and using the other 6
for
data storage. I'm just not
sure how I should configure the other drives.
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