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

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Thanks. That's what I am thinking about except that I would also want
redundancy on the backup drive......
"Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]" <les.connor@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sure, or even an internal IDE drive in this case.
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> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
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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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