I just ordered a new server, Win, because we are using ODBC. I ordered it like the gaming setups - SSD for the OS and mechanical for data. I hadn't thought about adding a third drive for the backups and journal. Any other thoughts/tips?
On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 7:40 PM Randy Kaempen via 4D_Tech < [email protected]> wrote: > John, > > > On Sep 11, 2020, at 5:27 PM, John DeSoi via 4D_Tech < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> On Sep 11, 2020, at 3:38 PM, Randy Kaempen via 4D_Tech < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I have a client with about a dozen users and a 230GB data file. They > upgraded their server and we got a top of the line Mac Mini. Since we > expect to use it for a number of years, we got the best processor and maxed > out the memory. You can never have too much memory. We also got the SSD > drive so there won’t be any issues with drives crashing. > > > > I think SSDs are way more reliable, but I have never heard they are so > reliable that a second disk is no longer necessary. Any serious database > application needs to keep the database on a different disk from the backup > and journal files. I have a similar Mac Mini setup but added the fastest > external thunderbolt disk I could find for the journal file and backup > files. > > Agreed. For the record, the client that uses the external SSD has their > backups and journals on the SSD on the Mac itself, so they _are_ on > separate drives. We also have an offsite backup to Backblaze. I also have > a client who has their Time Machine backup on a Drobo, which gives double > backup. > > > Randy Kaempen > Intellex Corporation > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > New Forum: https://discuss.4D.com > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) New Forum: https://discuss.4D.com Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
