Installing RAID 1 on XP machines or use server software?
We have a mission critical robot on the production line that is run by 3 pc quality machines running NT4 workstation. They are referred to as A B and C It has crashed 2 times in the last year. Both times it was the motherboard on PC B. This machine runs 24x7. The IT department has not had much...
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| May 13 2005 9:32 AM GMT
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Storage products and equipment
We have a mission critical robot on the production line that is run by 3 pc quality machines running NT4 workstation. They are referred to as A B and C It has crashed 2 times in the last year. Both times it was the motherboard on PC B. This machine runs 24x7. The IT department has not had much...
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| May 13 2005 9:32 AM GMTWindows Server 2003, Windows XP, Storage products and equipment
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Which RAID level should we use?
A SearchStorage.com member recently asked: We have three 73 GB, U320, SCSI, 1-in, 15K, PE 2850s, with MR5 ROMB RAID-5 drives, to use in a server that will be doing file sharing and print serving. Is RAID-5 the best configuration?
A SearchStorage.com member recently asked: We have three 73 GB, U320, SCSI, 1-in, 15K, PE 2850s, with MR5 ROMB RAID-5 drives, to use in a server that will be doing file sharing and print serving. Is RAID-5 the best configuration?
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New way of handling RAID 5?
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Dell Poweredge Server 2800
I am running a Windows 2000 network, and recently purchased a Dell Poweredge 2800 Server, the server is running Server 2003. I need some general tips as to how best to configure this server to best optimise it's capability. One vendor informs me of some of it's capabilities but I need some...
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HBA not showing WWN
A SearchStorage.com reader asks: WE have a data center server, 2003 servers and two HBAs in each node. Both the cards are Emulex Fibre Channel Cards. One card is already in working condition. We have recently added the second HBA card. The driver was updated, and I am able to detect two HBAs from...
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Moving DNS outside
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Dell PowerEdge 2800 - Explanation of RAID Hard Drive Configurations & the reasons for a choice
I have been researching the purchase of a new server for our company. We are a non-computer manufacturing company. Currently we have a Mirror disk configuration. I want to utilize RAID5, stripping with parity, and Hot swap capability on the new server. The server of interest to me is the Dell...
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Question about RAID 1
I have a server with a RAID-1 array with 2 36 gig hard drives. I am wondering could I get another 2 hard drives and add them to the array, and then extend some already partitioned space without formatting?
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