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From: Jim Pazarena <fproliant@ccstores.com>
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Subject: DL185 G5
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I am considering purchasing an HP ProLiant DL185 Generation 5 (G5).

with 8 SAS drives, and running in a combination Raid-1 mirror (2 drives)
and Raid-6 "ADG" (6 drives)

I was hoping that someone could comment on experiences with this particular
hardware and configuration?

Thx
Jim