Re: Mirroring disks...New to SBS and 2K3 tooo
From: Michel Herrscher (mhc_at_herrscher.fr)
Date: 11/16/04
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:58:34 +0100
Dans un message Bill disait :
It works now... Thanks Bill.
I will consider byuing a Raid controler to insure the server.
Regards
Michel Herrscher
> DON'T use SOFTWARE mirroring in Windows - its buggy to say the least.
> I've seen the system RE-SYNC on bootup (thereby destroying your safety
> net!!!)
> Might as well not mirror
>
> Most of the Experts will tell you its a HARDWARE fault....
> not its NOT - its just CRAP software.
> Happens on too often and too many systems to be HARDWARE fault.
>
> Get a hardware Raid controller (you might get an addon or its just as
> cheap to replace with below)
> Its like defending "patching" as NORMAL - its really poor design
> Windows proves theory that if you give a Monkey a PC - it may write a
> letter - eventually :-)
>
> Anyway :-
> Adaptec do a 39320A-R controller that has Mirroring built-in (Raid 0,
> 1 and 10 level only)
> This thing only cost £ 130 + VAT in the UK (very approx $235)
>
> IMO - If you are serious about a server - Install SCSI hard disk
> now if you are serious about RAID - use HARDWARE RAID Controller
>
> DON'T DO THIS
> If you want to pursue Windows mirroring - you need to convert to
> DYNAMIC disk (both disks)
> Then select partition and right click - mirror
> (or use Diskpart command from DOS)
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> "Michel Herrscher" <mhc@herrscher.fr> wrote in message
> news:4199b78d$0$6419$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm totally new to 2K3 and SBS... so excuse me in advance if my
>> problem looks trivial...
>>
>> I just receive a new HP proliant G4 with 2 HotPlug Scsi 36GB disks
>> on the same controleur without any raid hardware.
>>
>> My project consists to have everything on the first one, and to use
>> the 2nd as a mirror of the fist one.
>>
>> The installation of SBS completed succesfully. Now on the first disk
>> (disk 0) where I have 3 partitions: (as seen in the disk management
>> console)
>> C = 10GB = SBS System disk
>> D= 4GB = reserved for Swapfile in the future (if convenient as it
>> was for NT)
>> E = the rest ( aLMOST 24GB) reseved for users and data files.
>> I also see 1 partition of 8mb at the begining, and also one more
>> (same) at the end.
>>
>> On the 2nd disk (disk 1) I see :
>> 1 small 8MB partition and 34GB unaffected space.
>>
>> What is the way to say SBS that the 2nd disk must be the mirror of
>> the First one ?
>>
>> using the disk management console, the mirror item is always grey,
>> for the disk or for the unaffected space. If the disk is dynamic or
>> not ...
>>
>> What are the basic itesm I did not see???
>> Where did I miss something ????
>> Is my project with 3 partition not supported for mirroring ? Should
>> I have Only one ?
>>
>> Please help even if this looks easy for you..it is not for me...
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Michel Herrscher
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