Re: SATA vs EIDE Hard drives for a file server

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi there,=20
thanks for your reply, could you point me towards a good
explanation/how to for Raid 5 so's I can read up a bit and learn a bit
about the pros and cons and impacts etc etc
Thanks a lot,
Noel

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Gerry Duprey <gerry@c...> wrote:
> Howdy,
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> SATA would be my suggestion.
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> The cables are smaller/thinner making it easier to work in your case
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> allowing more airflow around things.  SATA interfaces are faster
than IDE=20
> (though they are both a bit limited by the drive hardware).
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> I just recently (well, 6 months ago) built a 2TB video server/HTPC
using 8=20
> 300GB SATA drives.   I am using RAID-5 on them because while I could
re-rip=20
> my 230+ DVDs on it -- who wants to?  It took a month of evenings to
do it.
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> The drives have performed flawlessly.  This was my first SATA usage
(I=20
> usually use SCSI for RAID, but the SCSI drives either weren't this
large or=20
> were ungodly expensive).  Since then I've configured or helped
folks=20
> configure a number of systems using SATA and haven't run into any
problems yet.
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> And on the RAID issue, it really isn't that difficult or problem
prone.  If=20
> you value your time at something over $30/hour, it may really start
to=20
> suggest a way to protect the data (RAID-5, while not great for
databases, is=20
> great for media (video, music, pictures) and allows the least amount
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> capacity loss to overhead.
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> Gerry
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> noel_pilot wrote:
> > I don't intend to use Raid to be honest, no real need for it and
the
> > complexity and troubles it seems to bring.  All data small enough
will
> > be backed up, e.g. photos and music and other documents whilst
movies
> > will be on DVD discs so can be re-ripped if required.
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> > So.....opinions on IDE vx SATA???
> >=20
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> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "christopher purves"
> > <CHRIS_PURVES@M...> wrote:
> >  > I think the question for raid is sata vs scsi really. All
our
> > machines at
> >  > work still use scsi for reliability. We would expect a 5tb
stack
> > with scsi
> >  > disks to lose 1 disk per year on average. I imagine with
ata (PATA
> > or SATA)
> >  > failures are much more frequent.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Chris
> >  >
> >  >
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> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > >From: "noel_pilot" <HA@a...>
> >  > >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >  > >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >  > >Subject: [ukha_d] SATA vs EIDE Hard drives for a file
server
> >  > >Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:17:50 -0000
> >  > >
> >  > >Hey all,
> >  > >Looking to build my first proper file server similar to
the one in
> >  > >Marks guide.
> >  > >Hard drives are coming via a friend from the states so
very nice
> >  > >prices e.g. $145 for 320Gb either SATA or EIDE. (approx
=A379!!)
> >  > >
> >  > >Opinions on the benefits or drawbacks of either method.
> >  > >I know SATA has hot swappability but I dont seem to
have seen
as many
> >  > >caddies available.
> >  > >Probably looking eventually at around 6 to 8 drives for
around
2Tb!
> >  > >Thanks all,
> >  > >Noel
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