>> 1. Should I buy a hardware raid device or rely on software raid?
Hardware raid will reduce CPU usage which is always good, although on a really fast computer I suppose it wouldn't matter to much. Hardware raid is of course, more costly, but I think worth it, depending on if you want RAID1 or RAID5. I wasn't able to RAID5, only RAID1 the /boot or / partition under software raid which was a bummer. Perhaps I missed something. >> 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. I think this depends on your budget. Can you afford to buy spare parts before they break? If not do you have a computer store near you where you can buy new hardware? What happens if you are down for more than 3-4 hours? Can you handle that? I think if its in your budget, you should go with a hardware raid. You'd have to buy a raid card and then scsi drives. Did you already buy drives? Did you calculate these costs? >> 4. If I go with a raid, is tape backup still necessary on a daily basis? That depends on the data that is stored on there. If someone were to accidentally delete some files, would it matter to you? If yes, you still need tape backup. If you were to get a virus that infected numerous files, would it matter? Again, if yes, you still need backup. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
