Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:39:43 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: "Kim J. Brand" <kim@simple-mail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RAID 1 Message-ID: <20000205123943.B9737@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.20000204075522.006ad37c@192.168.0.1> References: <3.0.1.32.20000204075522.006ad37c@192.168.0.1>
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On Friday, 4 February 2000 at 7:55:22 -0500, Kim J. Brand wrote: > i'm trying to build a small server for a client moving up from a WIN95 server. > > all the offerings i've found on FreeBSD vendor sites are for way too much > system. this system only has to run samba and act like a dumb file server. > > the only thing that makes this the least bit unusual is that its for a > cemetery and the reliability must be VERY HIGH. therefore i'm interested > in using RAID 1. > > i've found a motherboard/RAID controller combination at the right price > point: SuperMicro P6SBU which includes an Adaptec RaidPort III interface > that i would use with their ARO-1130CA RAID controller. This combination > should allow me to package a system for under $3500...at this price i think > i can sell a few dozen systems. Is this a SCSI-SCSI RAID or a native RAID controller? In the latter case, I don't think we support it. > in addition, (if you're still reading ;)) i'd like to put some kind > of CD-RW on this package for making backups. the cost of a CD is > small relative to the security of knowing that if the system melts > down they can take the CD to any WIN95 desktop and keep working > until i get them a new machine. > > i'd appreciate any help you can provide, You don't seem to have mentioned a problem. > (willing to pay for advice too.) Well, here's some free advice: check out vinum (man -a vinum, http://www.lemis.com/vinum.html). You could save yourself a lot of money. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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