Re: No Mirror or Raid

["oludare" <oludare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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
> 
> -- 
> Larry Bolhuis | Cogito ergo mercari iSeries 
> Arbor 
Solutions, Inc. |
> (616) 451-2500 | (I think, therefore I buy 
iSeries.)
> (616) 451-2571 -fax |
> lbolhuis@arbsol.com 
|        #3  1951-2001
> 
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