Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:32:13 -0500 From: John Von Essen <john@essenz.com> To: Alvaro Gil <alvaro@vrx.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RAID Recomendation Message-ID: <B30FD68D-FD98-11D6-8DAD-0003933DDCFA@essenz.com> In-Reply-To: <p05111704ba02da134f24@[192.168.1.100]>
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Alvaro, For a hardware solution, I would recommend the Adaptec 2400A - which supports up to four drives. The retail kit includes cables and goes for around $340. This card allows you to boot from the array. -John Von Essen On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 01:51 PM, Alvaro Gil wrote: > I am in the process of upgrading my P120 server to a more modern PII. I > want to have a RAID setup because i am pretty paranoid about data loss > and setup time. Yes I do have backups of everything, but I want to avoid > downtime if possible. I would like a RAID 1 setup of two ATA 100 hard > disks. > > My questions are: > > 1 - Can I do this with software? I have read sections 12 and 13 but I am > still a bit confused if I can back up the entire disk? That is, if one > fails will it boot with the other? I would like to mirror everything, > including the OS. > > 2 - If I need a card what card would you recommend? Price is the main > concern, performance is not, I just want security. Also a two channel is > suffice. > > Thanks very much, any info appreciated. > -- ____________________________________________ > Alvaro Gil > http://www.AlvaroGil.com > '84 Volvo 242 Turbo (Silver) 15 psi > '97 Leopard Gecko (White, Yellow, Black) > NJIT Mechanical Engineering Student > ____________________________________________ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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