From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 18 18:42:41 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D997F106566C for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:42:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from zszalbot@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.188]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BCB48FC21 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:42:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from zszalbot@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id b2so26509nfb.33 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:42:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=8n1i7KxHQDv5myyJ7eXIdTi4ZnRri5W4S7Va+LPCjwQ=; b=DAxIVb3UhI3XQgNEXcFThlGcwcXB4KE7GRUzQfRWybirW9sdv+5g+LIPUcD8TbnqnnfMBAJ6EkgdDEfeJeblryEo4P8ZzfCEhKsnHyr66sDWVbeFNv+wh0BbeZW4+7tH2LY4fk0veoDO2O+mwNhYFQlthBKfPxJmuf2I+Fhu4bI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=se2UOAQhTIkShmBuRRfgwLTU9ByR2Z0iHpaxQLAxl4vBLF7kfl/BDi7h+LzWKHdEt8Fwtro4bDKqjd8rsgK/xeFPxlocQWhlaRAvLFO5PWmBn027cy1JZF6WUa9Hme86/dV3tHnL4oCVnTJ0qYKrmOYxHaOyKaWUVAoVdQAC4/Q= Received: by 10.78.139.14 with SMTP id m14mr2944936hud.40.1205865759004; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:42:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.158.5 with HTTP; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:42:38 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <94136a2c0803181142n48af9905n491129d13e1bd134@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:42:38 +0100 From: "Zbigniew Szalbot" To: freebsd-questions In-Reply-To: <4a89d1190803181139l65011bd7kf38f4540354f90b8@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <94136a2c0803181033i12162d3ep1e127fa7e1925a2b@mail.gmail.com> <4a89d1190803181139l65011bd7kf38f4540354f90b8@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: dedicated server specs / 7.0-Release X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:42:42 -0000 hello, 2008/3/18, Christian Zachariasen : > Depending on what you're doing you might clarify what you are planning on > doing with the disks. > Are you running them in any form of RAID? > > In a some cases it might be smarter to go for "better" drives (made for > operating 24/7). > That being said, I've often used shitty drives myself on servers that have > been up for ages at a time. Right! It will be used for hosting a couple of domains and quite extensive email service. I was planning to use the second HD to replicate data in case of emergency. What would you advise instead or is there a way to make the two drives operate in RAID? I do not know much abaout RAIDs I am afraid. Thanks! -- Zbigniew Szalbot