Partitioning a RAID 1 / RAID 5 box

I am just in the process of installing my first server for my business. I am
looking for some recommendations on how to partition my drives. I've spent
some time reading previous posts in this group on partitioning, and it seems
the general consensus is that there is no one "right" answer and it's up the
individual and their own personal preferences.



However, if the server is setup with a RAID 1 and RAID 5 array (as my server
is), would that effect how the server should be partitioned? I will be using
SBS2003 Premium with ISA. I will have light use of Exchange, and heavy use
of a SQL database. Should I have *only* the OS on the RAID 1 in one
partition, with no log files, no apps, etc, and then everything else on the
multi-partitioned RAID 5 array? My RAID 1 array is 2x36 GB and my RAID5 is
3x36 GB, with one global hot spare.



Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.



- Dave


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