I am considering installing a new server (samba) for file and print serving
a small medical office. I have never used raid before and I have a
questions before I buy.
1. Should I buy a hardware raid device or rely on software raid?
2. Should the OS be installed on the raid or on another separate device
and then let the raid handle all the data files? In this case I would
place the print servers on the boot device with the OS.
I figure I could resinstall the OS easily but the data is the part that we
don't want to lose -- ever!
3. Probably most important, is raid just overkill for a small office as
long as tape backups can be made nightly and if we are down for 3-4 hours
for a reinstall we can live with it - although not without some angst.
4. If I go with a raid, is tape backup still necessary on a daily basis?
5. What is considered the best tape backup program (GUI interface please
for this relative neophyte)?
Thanks for you time and answers!
Bob
radiologygrouppc.com
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Bob Hartung, Bettendorf, IA
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