Re: No Mirror or Raid

Guys,

At this point I will like to say THANKS to you for all of your INPUT.  I
think I can take it from this point.

Oludare


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Bipes" <chris.bipes@cross-check.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 2:50 PM
Subject: RE: No Mirror or Raid


> We have three AS400's.  Two are dedicated transaction processors in
> different states.  These two systems have no raid, or disk mirror.  They
are
> never backed up.  All there master files are updated from Our main system
> which is backed upped and raided.  All the transactions they perform are
> instantly mirrored to the other two system.  If one died, it would take me
a
> day to rebuild from scratch.  In the mean time, the other two system can
> handle all the transactions.
>
> In other words I agree with Oludare.  It really depends on what the system
> is used for as to whether to RAID or not.
>
> Christopher K. Bipes mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
> Sr. Programmer/Analyst mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com
> CrossCheck, Inc.    http://www.cross-check.com
> 6119 State Farm Drive Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102
> Rohnert Park CA  94928 Fax: 707 586-1884
>
> If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, only geniuses work here.
> Karen Herbelin - Readers Digest 3/2000
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oludare [mailto:oludare@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:11 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: No Mirror or Raid
>
>
> Guys,
>
> The fact is in a low budget environment, with no mission critical, the
> history of AS/400 and a good nightly or BI-daily backup will be more than
> sufficient, I think.
>
> Dare
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