It doesnt matter how many you have in the set: if you lose more than one at a time, you lose them all. The answer: always have an extra drive. As soon as you lose one, swap it out.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Wesoloski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:05 PM Subject: RE: Need advice about an exchange HD setup > The only problem I see with using three drives is boy does it suck when one > goes down and your trying to get another one hoping one of the other two do > not go down. Trust me it sucks. I had one go down and before I could get > another one one of the other two went down. Now I will never have just > three. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 4:02 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Need advice about an exchange HD setup > > > I forgot to mention that I have about 250 mailboxes and my store is about 10 > gigs...so I don't see a issue with using 3 18 gigs raid5 for the store.... > > Thank You, > Robert Williams > Senior Network Administrator > Raypak, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone - 805-278-5363 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 1:53 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Need advice about an exchange HD setup > > > Bill, this box only holds 5 drives....I have to work with what I got.... I > will check the faq.... > > Thank You, > Robert Williams > Senior Network Administrator > Raypak, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone - 805-278-5363 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mellott, Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 1:50 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Need advice about an exchange HD setup > > > Me... I'd add a 4th HD to the raid 5 for Online Spare. > > there's also a bit in the FAQ about optimum HD config for exch55. I think it > mentions a mirrored pair also just for the log's. > > bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 4:31 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Need advice about an exchange HD setup > > > I am moving my 5.5 server to a new box soon. > It is a Dell 2550 with 1.2 gigs ram and 5 18gig 10k SCSI drives with 128Meg > Raid I am planning to use the first 2 drives mirrored for the OS and the > other 3 for a raid 5 stripe for exchange.... If this is or is not a good > setup, then any advice would be appreciated. > > Thank You, > Robert Williams > Senior Network Administrator > Raypak, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone - 805-278-5363 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
