Re: No Mirror or Raid

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 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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Larry Bolhuis           | Cogito ergo mercari iSeries 
Arbor Solutions, Inc.   |
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