Re: RAID for backup. RAID 5 or RAID 1?

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Sure, or even an internal IDE drive in this case.

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"Godfrey Nicholson" <godfrey at ofektech dot com> wrote in message
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> Marshall:
>
> Another possibility you might want to consider is to back up onto an
> external USB drive. It is a cheap, very fast option. I use it
>
> Godfrey
>
> "Marshall Lai" wrote:
>
>> I am contemplating adding some hard disks for backing up my SBS2003
>> server.
>> Should I go for RAID 5 or RAID 1?
>> Any consensus here? The array will be used ONLY for backup and restore
>> purposes and nothing else.
>>
>> Any insight will be much appreciated.
>>
>> Marshall
>>
>>
>>


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