Re: RAID Recomendation

2002-11-22 Thread Vallo Kallaste
On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 04:16:40PM -0600, Kirk Strauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1 - Can I do this with software? I have read sections 12 and 13 but I am still a bit confused if I can back up the entire disk? Absolutely! I'm using vinum on several production systems to great effect.

RAID Recomendation

2002-11-21 Thread Alvaro Gil
I am in the process of upgrading my P120 server to a more modern PII. I want to have a RAID setup because i am pretty paranoid about data loss and setup time. Yes I do have backups of everything, but I want to avoid downtime if possible. I would like a RAID 1 setup of two ATA 100 hard

Re: RAID Recomendation

2002-11-21 Thread John Von Essen
Alvaro, For a hardware solution, I would recommend the Adaptec 2400A - which supports up to four drives. The retail kit includes cables and goes for around $340. This card allows you to boot from the array. -John Von Essen On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 01:51 PM, Alvaro Gil wrote: I am

Re: RAID Recomendation

2002-11-21 Thread Mark
- Original Message - From: Alvaro Gil [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 7:51 PM Subject: RAID Recomendation 1 - Can I do this with software? I have read sections 12 and 13 but I am still a bit confused if I can back up the entire disk

Re: RAID Recomendation

2002-11-21 Thread Jack L. Stone
At 10:40 PM 11.21.2002 +0100, Mark wrote: - Original Message - From: Alvaro Gil [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 7:51 PM Subject: RAID Recomendation 1 - Can I do this with software? I have read sections 12 and 13 but I am still a bit confused