Re: New Server RAID setup

From: RAJ (RAJ_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/09/04 

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 11:11:01 -0700

The server is going to be used as a .NET server, for document managment. The utilization, I believe is going to be low. There are going to be at most 150 users utilizing the server. As far as RAID 1+0, am I correct in saying the OS & SQL application be placed on a RAID 0 array & the log files be placed on a RAID 1? 

-- 
RAJ
"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
> How you should configure the drives depends a lot on what your going to do
> with them.  If you app is relatively small or only has a few transactions
> per second that approach sounds fine.  The more trans / sec you get the more
> likely you will see disk issues unless you place the log file on it's own
> Raid 1.  I would say start witht he Raid 1+0 and see how it goes.
> 
> -- 
> Andrew J. Kelly  SQL MVP
> 
> 
> "RAJ" <RAJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:281E5061-F153-4635-82D4-2EB720D27A4B@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> > I have a new IBM eServer w/ 5 identical HD's.  I'm new to SQL and I'm
> researching the best HD configuration.  I've come to the conclusion that
> using 4 of the HD's for a RAID 10 configuration and keeping the 5th drive as
> a hotswap backup drive.  With that said I have two questions.
> > 1.  Can I go wrong creating a RAID 10 & a hotswap drive?
> > 2.  I there anything else I should consider regarding the config. of the
> HD's?
> > Any and all suggestions welcome!
> > Thank You!
> >
> > -- 
> > RAJ
> 
> 
>

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