You choose the red pill, or the blue pill...sometimes I opt for the green one.
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com>wrote: > How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real > world? > > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Joseph Heaton <jhea...@dfg.ca.gov> wrote: > >> Sometimes I feel a part of this community, and others, I feel like such an >> outsider... >> >> >>> John Cook <john.c...@pfsf.org> 4/8/2011 12:48 PM >>> >> (Jedi hand wave) You don't need to see our credentials, we're free to >> go... >> John W. Cook >> Systems Administrator >> Partnership for Strong Families >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Bill Humphries <nt...@hedgedigger.com> >> To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> >> Sent: Fri Apr 08 15:40:48 2011 >> Subject: Re: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> >> crap. should i really know what AM you are talking about? >> >> bill >> >> Steven M. Caesare wrote: >> > >> > **Ahem.** >> > >> > >> > >> > -sc >> > >> > >> > >> > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] >> > *Sent:* Friday, April 08, 2011 1:52 PM >> > *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> > *Subject:* Re: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > >> > >> > Yes, you're the Um, no, it's currently down for everyone. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > **ASB **(Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) >> > **Technology Services that Maximize Business Results...*** >> > * >> > ** ** >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 1:45 PM, John Cook <john.c...@pfsf.org >> > <mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org>> wrote: >> > >> > Speaking of softballs, am I the only one not getting AM emails???? >> > >> > >> > >> > *John W. Cook* >> > >> > *System Administrator* >> > >> > *Partnership For Strong Families* >> > >> > *5950 NW 1st Place* >> > >> > *Gainesville, Fl 32607* >> > >> > *Office (352) 244-1610 <tel:%28352%29%20244-1610>* >> > >> > *Cell (352) 215-6944 <tel:%28352%29%20215-6944>* >> > >> > *MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4* >> > >> > >> > >> > *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com >> > <mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com>] >> > *Sent:* Friday, April 08, 2011 1:44 PM >> > >> > >> > *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> > *Subject:* Re: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > >> > >> > There's only so much of your day that can be taken up by softball. >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Don Ely <don....@gmail.com >> > <mailto:don....@gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > Why are you trying to ruin my retirement? >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Jonathan Link >> > <jonathan.l...@gmail.com <mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > I thought we'd disabused you of the notion that you need a [high >> > end] SAN? >> > >> > >> > >> > Granted the high end ones are nice and they have their uses, but your >> > just looking to store files on it. Are you going to virtualize all >> > your servers, rely on Vmotion or some other tool to ensure high >> > availability, or do you need to provide data access to a large number >> > of disparate servers? Consider looking at some of the lower end >> > offerings from Synology and Qnap (heard good things), and avoid Drobo >> > (heard not so good things) and stay away from Buffalo (don't touch >> > that, it's pure evil). >> > >> > >> > >> > This "project" has been on your dockett for over a year now, hasn't >> > it? Awaiting funding? The Synology and Qnap offerings are pretty >> > affordable, and get you into iSCSI access realm. Also, whatever >> > happened to your project about setting up your own storage server? >> > With Windows Server 2008 R2 having access to the iSCSI target software >> > MS recently released, that becomes an option now, too. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 12:55 PM, John Aldrich >> > <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com <mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Yeah.... I was keeping that in mind... Very good points to consider, >> too. >> > :-) Mostly just going to be storing stuff that is primarily used for >> > reference and things like that. At least that's how we're using our file >> > server now. Very little "writing" going on, but a lot of "reading" of >> > files. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk >> > <mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk>] >> > >> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 12:47 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > If you're using Exchange 2010 then you're still not going to be pushing >> > a lot of IOPS. It could be more of an issue if you had a SQL or >> > intensive ERP app etc. >> > >> > It isn't black and white IMO. Buy a SAN like an Equallogic and all your >> > disks are in one big RAID set. Buy a dumber SAN like an MD3000i and you >> > can have as few or as many RAID sets as your physical disks support, buy >> > a P4000 and your nodes give you redundancy as does your RAID level, so >> > you see what I mean, it isn't a one size fits all thing really. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com >> > <mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>] >> > Sent: 08 April 2011 17:42 >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > Well, I don't think we'll have a whole lot of IOPS, unless / until I >> > bring email in-house, in which case I might just have it on it's own >> > dedicated server with plenty of disk space on-board and back that up to >> > the SAN. :-) >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk >> > <mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk>] >> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 12:24 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > You need to weigh up price vs. performance needs vs. risk tolerance. >> > >> > RAID6 is fantastic for data reliability, but if your workload is write >> > intensive you're pretty screwed if you go with RAID6. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com >> > <mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>] >> > Sent: 08 April 2011 17:13 >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > Would you prefer RAID6 or RAID10? Practically, what would you accept -- >> > RAID 5, RAID 6, what? Just trying to think ahead for when I have a >> > chance to order a SAN. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us >> > <mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us>] >> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 12:06 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > Our new servers are ordered that way. >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com >> > <mailto:scaes...@caesare.com>] >> > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 3:16 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > IF your controller supports it, ADG (RAID6) is even better than RAID5 + >> > spare, IMO. >> > >> > -sc >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us >> > <mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us>] >> > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 2:43 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > I've gotten so paranoid about this kind of situation happening here that >> > I have two hotspares in my servers. >> > >> > >> > >> > John Hornbuckle >> > MIS Department >> > Taylor County School District >> > www.taylor.k12.fl.us <http://www.taylor.k12.fl.us/> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org <mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org>] >> > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 1:03 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: Re: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > No hot spare. >> > John W. Cook >> > Systems Administrator >> > Partnership for Strong Families >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Steven M. Caesare <scaes...@caesare.com >> > <mailto:scaes...@caesare.com>> >> > To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com >> > <mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>> >> > Sent: Thu Apr 07 13:01:32 2011 >> > Subject: RE: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > >> > If you don't have a hot spare then NO! >> > >> > If you do have a hot spare, then it should have kicked in when the >> > previous drive failed, and you would currently not be seeing any >> > rebuilds with the drive you already replaced... >> > >> > I'd recommend against it. >> > >> > -sc >> > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org <mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org >> >] >> > > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 12:58 PM >> > > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > > Subject: Opinion on rebuilding Raid 5 >> > > >> > > So I have a Dell 2850 with 6 drives in raid 5 and one completely >> > failed and >> > > another is predicted to according to the OpenManage software. I >> > replaced >> > > the failed one and it's rebuilding but I was wondering if anyone has >> > an >> > > opinion on whether or not I can replace the suspect drive before the >> > other >> > > one completes it's rebuild as this is a remote office and I really >> > don't want to >> > > drive back out here just to swap a drive out. >> > > John W. 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