Re: RAID recommendations?

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Noel

Don't forget to get a very good power supply too, otherwise you may=20
get unusual errors - i.e. drives going offline etc.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "noel_pilot" <HA@a...> wrote:
> Perfect! exactly what i was after!! and the RR2200 is only =A3188
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scan!!
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> http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=3D220845
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> Think I'm settled on the same case as Mark used in the Jukebox=20
server
> guide, just got to start looking into motherboards and caddies=20
now!!!
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> Paul - any reasoning on your choice of drive size? or is it just a
> sensible compromise between size without having to pay price=20
premiums??
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> I am correct in assuming that all drives need to be the same size??
> Thanks
> Noel
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gordon" <paul@p...>
wrote:
> > Ah yes, - good spot...
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> > I definitely *do* want the online expansion ability, - since I=20
know I'm
> > not going to be able to afford that many 400GB drives all in
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go, so
> > I definitely plan to start of with probably 4x400's in RAID 5=20
(1.2TB
> > volume), and then add more 400GB drives over time as/when=20
required.
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> > Since I reckon I'm going to be OK until about Christmas, I may=20
put off
> > buying until then, since I'll have more spare cash by then,
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I
> > expect the prices will have dropped a little more by then too...
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> > I'm also tempted to hold out for a PCIe version - since I
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reckon
> > there's much future in the PCI-X bus now that PCIe is here...
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> > Paul G.
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> <SNIP>