Re: SBS 2003 beginner (update)
- From: "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:36:55 +1100
I agree with most of it accept that bit at the end 'there is no benefit in
splitting it when you have a single array'.
Ever had a user with fnigre porbelms? You know! The guy who accidently
copies \ourshare to \ourshare\ourshare. In a single partition scenario this
may consume all space on the partition, making the system unbootable after
it crashes. By the simple act of seperating DATA from OS you negate this
possibility. Further, I want _all_ variable data OFF my OS partition (this
is actually somewhat of a dream), no SQL$monitoring database, no temp files,
the _only_ reason I want variation in the space used on my OS partition
(which I also use as \Program Files) is because of a patch to the OS (or
other program).
OH, and the par about 'With the above in mind,'. Most onboard SATAs I've
seen have two ports and only do RAID0/1. If the controller supports RAID5 it
must have a minimum of 3 SATA ports and really, I'd expect either 2 or 4 (or
6/8/16/whatever). I know 'commodity' SATA RAID controllers are crappy but
anything with more than two ports _should_ support hotspare.
Sorry, said 'hotswap' when I meant 'hotspare'. (though I did correctly say
'hotspare' at first)(pheeeuuuuw)
"Leythos" <void@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:FIRTf.44974$UZ5.13533@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <#hLc1nNTGHA.424@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, not@xxxxxxxxxxx
says...
I disagree with your
ARRAY 0, Drive 0,1,2,3 RAID-5, Part C All space available
(os/data/apps)
I can put up with using all four drives in the RAID5 (and one nearby for
coldswap), IF the controller is so lousy it doesn't support hotswap (in
which case I wouldn't use it), but would still like to see seperation of
the
OS and DATA partitions. 20GB C: OS, rest D: DATA.
I got the impression that the 80GB drive the OP mentioned was either
IDE/SATA and not SCSI, as SCSI would be 84GB or something other than
80GB - every 80GB Drive I've seen is IDE/SATA.
With the above in mind, the 4 drive array would always be crappy, as
they would be using the onboard controller and not a quality SATA RAID
controller with cache. Most people buying a SBS server don't even have a
clue about the controller/cache, only that it's that magic RAID word :)
As for all data on one partition or splitting it, I've seen to many
people run out of space on their C partition and moved to just using a
single partition and then properly setting up shares and levels of
folders so that everything isn't dumped into the root. This means that
they don't run out of space, and we monitor tree size, so we're not
letting them get out of hand.
I, like you, never use to do a single partition for everything, it was a
violation of everything I learned/saw, but, I've done it in a couple
settings and find that it's worked perfectly when it's a single array -
as there is no benefit in splitting it when you have a single array.
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