RAID 0



Hi
Just received new SBS 2003 with RAID 0 Array over four disks. I think that
this was a supplier error as was hoping for two sets of two drives each
striped, with the operating system on one pair, as well as file, and backup
& other files to be put on the other pair of disks.
(SBS preinstalled) Having switched it on and gone through the SBS Setup, I
have discovered in the Disk Management console I have only one Logical Hard
Disk (0) - with a 12Gb C drive and 285+GB D-drive...
I can only assume that it is striping over all four disks - am I correct in
thinking that if one of the disks goes down then little data will be
redeemable? If so then surely there no point in doing a system backup, since
if there is a single hard drive corruption then It will all go down.
Can one add a normal basic disk for systems backup purposes? (there will be
offsite backup for data)

Than you in advance for any advice

JD


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