backup systems

[Net Llama!]

IDE RAID is *garbage*.  If you're going to use hardware RAID, use SCSI, 
or don't bother.

SOftware RAID is even significantly better in both performance & 
reliability than IDE RAID.

Ronnie Gauthier wrote:
> Rather then a new MB it might be better to look into an IDE raid 
> controller card or raid by software.
> 
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-RAID-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/ideraid.html
> 
> 
> On Friday 24 May 2002 06:30, Keith Antoine wrote:
> 
>>I have the local Chemist who is asking me to build 2 fileservers,
>>not a big deal but!
>>
>>They have a tape backup system that has never been used (8gig) so
>>its a biton the old side. In fact I do not think they would know
>>how if the server went down or even if it is backing up. Or even if
>>the data is usable.
>>
>>Due to the sort of proprietorty software the OS is win95, sheesh,
>>and its being upgraded to win98. Now I am sure that we could use a
>>raid motherboard and employ a backup system similar to raid mirror,
>>as used on most email spoolers with hd mirroring. Anyone got
>>experience here ??
> 
> 


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