Bob, buy and read the book Configuration and Capacity Planning for
Solaris Servers. Chapter 7 is a MUST read. The rest will bring you up
to speed on the type of RAID configuration based on your workload.
It's only 400 pages or so, you should be able to knock it out in a
weekend and
Thanks to all,
This will be a new rack-mount server [we are trying to get everything
more organized than a bunch of old tower machines lined up on the floor].
The current file and print server is an aging Pentium Pro running WinNT
SP6a and that should indicate that the load is not that heavy.
On Wed, 2001-12-19 at 15:42, Brian Ashe wrote:
>
> B> 4. If I go with a raid, is tape backup still necessary on a daily basis?
>
> ALWAYS DO BACKUPS!!!
> RAID is not some magic solution that would eliminate the many ways that data
> can get destroyed.
I have also witnessed the results of a RA
Hi BobH,
On Wednesday, December 19, 2001, 3:23:14 PM, you brought forth from the
deepest reaches of your consciousness:
B> I am considering installing a new server (samba) for file and print serving
B> a small medical office. I have never used raid before and I have a
B> questions before I buy
>> 1. Should I buy a hardware raid device or rely on software raid?
Hardware raid will reduce CPU usage which is always good, although on a
really fast computer I suppose it wouldn't matter to much. Hardware raid is
of course, more costly, but I think worth it, depending on if you want RAID1
o
I am considering installing a new server (samba) for file and print serving
a small medical office. I have never used raid before and I have a
questions before I buy.
1. Should I buy a hardware raid device or rely on software raid?
2. Should the OS be installed on the raid or on another separat
Kevin Coulter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have telnet-only access to a server that was preconfigured with
>mirroring / RAID1. However, I want to disable this feature for
>additional disk space. I'm a bit nervous of screwing this up since I
>don't have physical access. I've read RAID-HOWTO and c
I have telnet-only access to a server that was preconfigured with
mirroring / RAID1. However, I want to disable this feature for
additional disk space. I'm a bit nervous of screwing this up since I
don't have physical access. I've read RAID-HOWTO and checked elsewhere
but have not find any solutio
