Why would you need to even consider software RAID? The cheapest of motherboards today supports RAID1. It's like the de facto standard.
*ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:32 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected] > wrote: > 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 can’t 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 Dell’s > Premier site, the least expensive option only offers a Software RAID5, > unless I’m 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? We’re > 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
