I would think at the least you would want RAID 1.

Jon

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Carl Houseman <[email protected]> wrote:

>  JBOD's.  E2010 does its own DR thing, RAID not required.  But again,
> that's just what I've heard/read.
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> Carl
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> *From:* Evan Brastow [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:55 PM
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> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: Disk configuration in new server
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> Hi guys,
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> I’m just revisiting this after getting pulled in a few different directions
> over the past week.
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> Dumb question… if I use RAID 1 on the OS and log volumes, and it’s not
> recommended that I use RAID 5 for the data, what **should** I use for the
> data?
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> Thanks J
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> Evan
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> *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:31 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: Disk configuration in new server
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> I'd say run mirrors for all volumes except the data (information store) if
> your IS size is already large ...
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> but best decision will be based on your current disk usage and projected
> growth.  Depending on your backup schedule and traffic volume, your log
> files may require large storage too.
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>
> Erik Goldoff
>
> *IT  Consultant*
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> *Systems, Networks, & Security *
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> '  Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! '
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> *From:* Evan Brastow [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:17 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Disk configuration in new server
>
> Hi guys.
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> I’m looking at this server:
> http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=1723415 to be our next
> Exchange 2010 Enterprise server (currently running 2003 Ent. on 7 year old
> hardware.)
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> What I’m wondering is, if I wanted to have a separate RAID array for the 1)
> OS and Exchange  2) Exchange data  3) Exchange logs… then do I need 3 RAID
> controllers? I’ve never set up multiple RAID arrays on a server before.
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> Or do I even need to separate them out? Storage is not a big concern, but
> speed is.
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> Thanks,
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> Evan**
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