Hi, > >Would a software raid5 setup be a wise alternative? My > >primary concern is to make sure the server isn't > >bogged down by heavy disk i/o
As per your primary concern (high availability of data), you are actually looking at the right perspective of adopting a raid 5 solution. Raid 5 actually provides you "Disk Striping" at a byte level and "Stripe Error Correction" which assures you of data consistency across at least 3 hard disks. > we are using raid5 here in our productions, i can say that this thing > really helps us to prevent data corruption due to power down/system > crash, it just allowing you to have more disks to access in just one > single logical drive, so the input is going to be faster than in single hd. Actually, Raid 5 does not only provide you great performance and data access reliability. What is important is that it provides you "Fault Tolerance" which is vital for continuous application process. IMHO, opting for Raid 5 is sufficient if you believe it can serve your requirement. If you can afford hardware raid (like Shared Data Storage or SDS100), then aim for that high-end configuration to avoid future investment on effort, money, and time should you desire to scale up your facilities further. -- EDUARDO A. DELA ROSA MCOM/3792 http://www.smart.com.ph contumacious \kahn-too-MAY-shuss\ adjective o stubbornly disobedient o rebellious -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
