Re: Promise RAID card and booting

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From: Jeff L (newsgroupsremoveandunderscore_jeff_at_availabletech.net)
Date: 06/03/04 

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 09:48:30 -0400

Not so weird that it hasn't been tried before. It is simply more resources
that could be used to institute a more reliable back up program.

For instance, your current state is going to be so out of date in three
weeks that you would not really want to go back. However, if you had
weekly(or more frequent) backups, Chances are that you would be able to go
back to useful info. Using a mirror to backup is cumbersome and is the type
of thing that sits on a shelf and goes stale. The USB image is good as long
as it leaves the premise at night to a safe location. The idea though is to
have backup on distinct pieces of backup media so they can be scheduled in a
manner that reflects the businesses acceptable loss of information. In
short, backups should be frequent on several pieces of media to allow
choices and give options if you discover problems a couple of days after
they occur.

Jeff Loucks
       Available Technology ®
            Solutions For Professionals ®
                  www.availabletechnology.com

"Bryce" <fukuzz@takethisout.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O8VG91SSEHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I put in another drive to continue mirroring. So just in case something
> happens I can always put in the drive I took home for today's state. Then
I
> always have the usb state backup.
>
> Is that weird?
>
>
> "Jeff L" <newsgroupsremoveandunderscore_jeff@availabletech.net> wrote in
> message news:OL3V0LRSEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Bryce,
> >
> > If understand correctly. You mirrored the system drives and then broke
the
> > mirror returning home with one of the mirror sets? So your server is
> working
> > on a degraded mirror with only one drive. If this is the case I would
> leave
> > both drives in the system and use the backup util on your USB drive.
Still
> a
> > rotating system with tapes or other media is better.
> >
> > Your current situation as I described has a fairly high cost and is
prone
> to
> > a lot of downtime.
> >
> > Good luck!
> > Jeff Loucks
> > Available Technology ®
> > Solutions For Professionals ®
> > www.availabletechnology.com
> >
> >
> > "Bryce" <fukuzz@takethisout.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:ecoJyEQSEHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > However, I'm still putting in a usb drive and doing the NTbackup. I'm
> > > paranoid after what has happened this weekend.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jeff L" <newsgroupsremoveandunderscore_jeff@availabletech.net> wrote
in
> > > message news:uG0iE2HSEHA.380@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > Glad to hear it Bryce...
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Jeff Loucks
> > > > Available Technology ®
> > > > Solutions For Professionals ®
> > > > www.availabletechnology.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Bryce" <fukuzz@takethisout.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:eCQZy3GSEHA.3628@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > This worked!
> > > > >
> > > > > It's mirrored and I took a drive home for safe keeping.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Dirk-Thomas Brown" <youhadtoask@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:e%23sUjlFSEHA.1644@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Yes its a pci card but windows see's it as a scsi device so set
> your
> > > > > bootup
> > > > > > to place scsi first.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dirk-Thomas
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Bryce" <fukuzz@takethisout.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:OqS4U9uREHA.2936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Thanks both of you... I forgot to check if there was a setting
> to
> > > boot
> > > > > > from
> > > > > > > a pci card. I'll look at that.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > (it's a pci card by the way)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Jeff L"
<newsgroupsremoveandunderscore_jeff@availabletech.net>
> > > wrote
> > > > in
> > > > > > > message news:uU3%23c5sREHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > You may also need to change the boot device to SCSI in the
> BIOS.
> > > > > > > > Furthermore, you want to review the contents of the RAID
bios.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Jeff Loucks
> > > > > > > > Available Technology ®
> > > > > > > > Solutions For Professionals ®
> > > > > > > > www.availabletechnology.com
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "Bryce" <fukuzz@takethisout.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > news:#tLj4MqREHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > Any suggestings on how to get this server to boot off the
> RAID
> > > > card?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > It doesn't show up in the bios at all.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks for any tips.
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