From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 4 5:48: 3 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.netdirect.net (mail.netdirect.net [209.212.192.7]) by builder.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B15274121 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2000 05:47:58 -0800 (PST) Received: (from simplem@localhost) by mail.netdirect.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with UUCP id IAA00282 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:33:57 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: mail.netdirect.net: simplem set sender to kim@simple-mail.com using -f Received: from adam.netdirect.net (adam.simple-mail.com [192.168.0.3]) by mail.simple-mail.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id IAA25728 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:38:23 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from kim@simple-mail.com) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20000204075522.006ad37c@192.168.0.1> X-Sender: kim@192.168.0.1 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 07:55:22 -0500 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org From: "Kim J. Brand" Subject: RAID 1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG i'm trying to build a small server for a client moving up from a WIN95 server. all the offerings i've found on FreeBSD vendor sites are for way too much system. this system only has to run samba and act like a dumb file server. the only thing that makes this the least bit unusual is that its for a cemetery and the reliability must be VERY HIGH. therefore i'm interested in using RAID 1. i've found a motherboard/RAID controller combination at the right price point: SuperMicro P6SBU which includes an Adaptec RaidPort III interface that i would use with their ARO-1130CA RAID controller. This combination should allow me to package a system for under $3500...at this price i think i can sell a few dozen systems. in addition, (if you're still reading ;)) i'd like to put some kind of CD-RW on this package for making backups. the cost of a CD is small relative to the security of knowing that if the system melts down they can take the CD to any WIN95 desktop and keep working until i get them a new machine. i'd appreciate any help you can provide, (willing to pay for advice too.) thanks, kim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message