RAID Recomendation

[Alvaro Gil]

I am in the process of upgrading my P120 server to a more modern PII. I want to have a RAID setup because i am pretty paranoid about data loss and setup time. Yes I do have backups of everything, but I want to avoid downtime if possible. I would like a RAID 1 setup of two ATA 100 hard disks.

My questions are:

1 - Can I do this with software? I have read sections 12 and 13 but I am still a bit confused if I can back up the entire disk? That is, if one fails will it boot with the other? I would like to mirror everything, including the OS.

2 - If I need a card what card would you recommend? Price is the main concern, performance is not, I just want security. Also a two channel is suffice.

Thanks very much, any info appreciated.
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Alvaro Gil
http://www.AlvaroGil.com
'84 Volvo 242 Turbo (Silver) 15 psi
'97 Leopard Gecko (White, Yellow, Black)
NJIT Mechanical Engineering Student
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