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. > > > > Carl > > > > *From:* Evan Brastow [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:55 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Disk configuration in new server > > > > Hi guys, > > > > I’m just revisiting this after getting pulled in a few different directions > over the past week. > > > > 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? > > > > Thanks J > > > > Evan > > * * > > * * > > * * > > > > *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 > > > > I'd say run mirrors for all volumes except the data (information store) if > your IS size is already large ... > > > > 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. > > > Erik Goldoff > > *IT Consultant* > > *Systems, Networks, & Security * > > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *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. > > > > 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.) > > > > 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. > > > > Or do I even need to separate them out? Storage is not a big concern, but > speed is. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Evan** > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
