Good point. I was thinking that the general consensus of opinion was to shun software RAID, but I thought I'd double-check.
From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 10:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Small server I always prefer hardware raid to software. I cant speak for Dell, but with HP if the controller board goes bad you can replace it without losing the data on the RAID. What happens if you lose your system disks on a software RAID system? From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Small server I am looking at getting a small server running Windows Server 2003, so I can have my time and attendance running on a supported O/S. Looking at Dells Premier site, the least expensive option only offers a Software RAID5, unless Im mis-reading the options. Would you guys rather have a Hardware RAID0 / RAID1 or a software RAID5? Any other options I should be looking at for a small server? Were primarily a Dell shop here, but I can look at others, including white box servers, so long as I can get some sort of warranty / hardware support on it. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
