Calling Hardware Guru's - Server HDD Setup

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by Marx, Dec 20, 2007.

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    Hi

    I setting up a cluster of 5 servers for a very large file hosting site.

    Each server has 3x750GB HDD's I was thinking of putting them in RAID 5 formation !

    Would this be the best option ?

    Thanks Marx
     
    Marx, Dec 20, 2007 IP
  2. tippie

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    Raid 5 is probably the best and easyiest solution for you.
    Mirrorring disks is not a good option for you so raid 1-3 isn't good.
    Raid 4 is slower than raid 5.
     
    tippie, Dec 20, 2007 IP
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    Raid-5 would be most ideal if you're looking to maximize space but still have a form of redundancy. It's not going to be as fast as say raid-10 but you'll also have significantly more space.
     
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    Add another drive if possible, the utilize RAID 10, f possible. Otherwise RAID 5 is best.

    What you'd like to do, hardware or software?
     
    inworx, Dec 24, 2007 IP