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RE: Raid on a MAc


  • Subject: RE: Raid on a MAc
  • From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:55:20 +0100


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Don McAllister
> Sent: 17 July 2006 15:21
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Raid on a MAc
>
> Message directed to Phil Harris!

That would be me...

> Phil,
>
> Do you still have your mac mini as your media server?

No ...

... I have someone elses Mac Mini as my media server. :-D

> I
> picked up one of the external firewire enclosures you
> recommended -- very nice.
>
> What RAID scheme have you adopted?

I haven't - if a drive dies it's non-critical data that can be recreated
easily.

> Pity there is no Software RAiD 5 for the mac that I can see?

There may well be - I haven't looked.

> I just want the most effective scheme for the 4 x 300GB
> drives I've just bought!

I just have 'em mounted as separate drives and shared on the network...

Phil




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