RE: Boot from RAID5 or separate HDD?

["Christopher Purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

I guess so although I would be tempted to use the motherboard raid for the
OS - don't waste channels on the raid 5 card that you can use to expand
your array later.

Chris



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> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> From: groups@xxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:40:31 +0100
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Boot from RAID5 or separate HDD?
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> Thanks everyone - very useful info!
> I think I now need to consider a second SATA enclosure to put the O/S
drive(s) in - unless I just go for a 3 drive RAID5 array and use the other
two for a mirrored array.
> Is it OK to use the same RAID card to do both? i.e. 2 drive mirror
with smaller O/S drives and 3 or 5 drive RAID5 array for data?
> Paul.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> > Christopher Purves
> > Sent: 02 August 2006 12:30
> > To: Andy Davies
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Boot from RAID5 or separate HDD?
> >
> > Get a raid card that supports hot standby - even better!
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> > Chris
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> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > From: dajdavies@xxxxxxx
> > > Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:20:34 +0100
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Boot from RAID5 or separate HDD?
> > >
> > > Other thing I've seen people do is keep another spare drive
- so any
> > > failed drives can be replaced quickly, rather than having to
wait for
> > > the courier to deliver one.
> > > Geoff H wrote:
> > > > Another piece of advice I was given a while back was to
purchase two
> > RAID cards
> > > > of the same make. Keep one in storage as an insurance
policy.
> > > > This way, if the controller dies, you have a spare one
to be able
> > > > to recover the array and retrieve the data.
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