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Re: No Mirror or Raid

  • Subject: Re: No Mirror or Raid
  • From: "oludare" <oludare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 13:08:45 -0500
Good job Larry, very creative and precise. This setup will be for a development box and development libraries will be saved every night.  System initial load will be save to tape.
 
J
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Bolhuis" <lbolhuis@arbsol.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: No Mirror or Raid

> > What are the PROs and CONs on a system without disk mirror or raid.
>
>   Con: you would have to restore the entire system after a disk failure.
>
>   Pro: you get a few more GB of storage to play with.
>
>   Con: you would have to restore the entire system after a disk failure.
>
>   Pro: you save a few dollars because you don't need a RAID controller
>
>   Con: you would have to restore the entire system after a disk failure.
>
>   Pro: your maximum disk per model is a tad bit higher
>
>   Con: you would have to restore the entire system after a disk failure.
>
>   Pro: Certain disk upgrades are a bit easier cause you don't need to
> maintain RAID sets or mirrored pairs
>
>   Con: you would have to restore the entire system after a disk failure.
>
>   That's about all I can think of!
>
>   - Larry
>
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