Re: SBS 2008 Premium - HD failing

You should probably reinstall SBS (im assuming 2008) and then restore
from the backup, I I I know this is a hassle but it is the best option
if you dont want any problems. also the system disk should be Raid 1
array. (so Get 2 identical hard drives for the system and set them up in
the BIOS, this will save you some hassle when one of them fails again
you should really know that)
Backups running twice daily is a bit hard core, perhaps use a tape
drive and install backup exec, and just rotate between 2 weeks of tapes,
this is normally the preferable option.


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Andy wrote:
> Well, its physically impossible to seup a mirror for the system disk.
> I have 6 SATA ports; one for the system, one for the CD drive, and 4
> for the raid 5 disks.

How often do you use that CD drive? Get a USB pluggable instead.

>
> Also, I'm under the impression that having the system disk backed up
> is to help take care of disk failures..

Backups are *always* essential, but mirroring provides not only redundancy,
but also performance (read) gains by having data on two different drives
(spindles).


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> On Dec 16, 5:28 pm, d3aths3rver <gu...@unknown-email.com> wrote:
>> You should probably reinstall SBS (im assuming 2008) and then restore
>> from the backup, I I I know this is a hassle but it is the best
>> option if you dont want any problems. also the system disk should be
>> Raid 1 array. (so Get 2 identical hard drives for the system and set
>> them up in the BIOS, this will save you some hassle when one of them
>> fails again you should really know that)
>> Backups running twice daily is a bit hard core, perhaps use a tape
>> drive and install backup exec, and just rotate between 2 weeks of
>> tapes, this is normally the preferable option.

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/kj