Just finished my new Terrabyte Server
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Anubis
No Lifer
raid 5 would put him short of a tera
and I don't think the load will be enough to watch the performance metrics of the OS's location make a difference.
and I don't think the load will be enough to watch the performance metrics of the OS's location make a difference.
Four IDE drives running RAID 0 would scare me, unless it was just for temporary space (video capture/layback, etc.). These days most of the servers I set up have a pair of RAID 1 drives for the OS and logfiles, and 3 or more drives in RAID 5 for the data files. (In the old days, I used to dedicate a drive for logfiles, but one fundamental problem with that is that even though losing the data won't break your heart, losing that one drive would bring down the server. Had that happen too many times. Besides, drives are much bigger, faster, and cheaper than they used to be.)
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Nice!
OT (on topic
) Does anyone know a fullproof way to share files? I always seem to have one PC that can't see another one on my network, like one PC will see all of them but another will only see one, not the other. It's very weird and I'd love to have a method to actually get file sharing to work! I'd seriously consider building a file server then.
Thanks
OT (on topic
) Does anyone know a fullproof way to share files? I always seem to have one PC that can't see another one on my network, like one PC will see all of them but another will only see one, not the other. It's very weird and I'd love to have a method to actually get file sharing to work! I'd seriously consider building a file server then.Thanks
raid 5 card was 105$ that RAID screen shot i took was when i was transfering data to the array. im at 50% on it now and a mirrored would be full...so id have to buy more drives.
no pron on this server
also the server doesnt need to be on the raid as its just really a file server. nothing is really processed and i dont like multiple drives....one large drive is plenty
no pron on this server
also the server doesnt need to be on the raid as its just really a file server. nothing is really processed and i dont like multiple drives....one large drive is plenty
I seriously hope that terabyte of data is disposable.
That's a disaster waiting to happen.
Viper GTS
That's a disaster waiting to happen.
Viper GTS
I've been thinking about doing something like this, but I'd definitely want another kind of raid.
Still have to work on my backup procedures anyhow...
Still have to work on my backup procedures anyhow...
Are you seriously that naive?
RAID5 is what keeps you from losing the entire array when one drive takes a crap. You can still have it be one huge volume if you want, but 4 drives in RAID0 is just ASKING for lost data.
I will never again run RAID0, especially not with WD SE drives. They aren't exactly known for longevity.
Viper GTS
Well, now all he needs is to buy a tape library, lots of tape, and spare drives and he should be peachy.
I'm still using DLT for most of my backups here, but that's because I have several drives and hundreds of the tapes. If I were starting from scratch, I'd probably get myself a pile-o-cheap-drives and throw them into a heap-o-cheap external USB cases. (I tried mounting some IDE hot-swap trays into 5-1/4" USB enclosures the other day, but the enclosures I had were all too short. It seemed like a good idea at the time, though.)
Anubis
No Lifer
exactly thats the whole point of raid 5, and HDDs today are built better and dont die as much, running 3 or 4 in raid 5 is the best way to go
total redundency
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