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<blockquote data-quote="AIstudio" data-source="post: 416719" data-attributes="member: 63135"><p>Hi JorisFRST</p><p></p><p>I wont buy from HP or Dell. Don't like there machines or prices at all. Have you ever bought a replacement power supply for a dell. They are way overpriced rubish, sorry if this seems a little harsh. They change the wires around so that they don't conform to the atx specifications etc and you MUST buy there hardware. You could get a comparable PSU for a dell anywhere for a fraction of the price.</p><p></p><p>We are looking into tape backup devices at the moment. Any ideas about what to look for on the tape drive backup??</p><p></p><p>We will stay away from software raid for this. It is only as a second backup though. </p><p></p><p>You are the second person to say stay away from software raid. I understand it is not good as your primary as they tend to be more of a snapshot raid and don't work on the fly. They are also CPU intensive etc. I do use it on my media center as the data on there never changes. Unless I add some music or a new film. That only gets run once a week.</p><p></p><p>It is only data file server but it will be used for many users across the glob that can access large data files (cad, catia etc) and have the ability to view the files, alter them and re save them etc. Obviously this will be set up with rights as some files will be read only etc.</p><p></p><p>What is the benefit of RAID 5 over RAID 10 etc. Is RAID 5 the best solution?? I know it gives good space from the drives in the raid and can also have good throughput. Obviously RAID1 will be faster but more expensive on the drives for less usable space. </p><p></p><p>I am not to worried about the server going down or anything as I will make sure there is a spare brand new hard drive around. As long as the raid card doesn't go down. Even so in 2 yrs I think this card will still be available. and it will stay with the raid array even if a new machine was built in a few years.</p><p></p><p>Many thanks for the info though <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>Kev</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AIstudio, post: 416719, member: 63135"] Hi JorisFRST I wont buy from HP or Dell. Don't like there machines or prices at all. Have you ever bought a replacement power supply for a dell. They are way overpriced rubish, sorry if this seems a little harsh. They change the wires around so that they don't conform to the atx specifications etc and you MUST buy there hardware. You could get a comparable PSU for a dell anywhere for a fraction of the price. We are looking into tape backup devices at the moment. Any ideas about what to look for on the tape drive backup?? We will stay away from software raid for this. It is only as a second backup though. You are the second person to say stay away from software raid. I understand it is not good as your primary as they tend to be more of a snapshot raid and don't work on the fly. They are also CPU intensive etc. I do use it on my media center as the data on there never changes. Unless I add some music or a new film. That only gets run once a week. It is only data file server but it will be used for many users across the glob that can access large data files (cad, catia etc) and have the ability to view the files, alter them and re save them etc. Obviously this will be set up with rights as some files will be read only etc. What is the benefit of RAID 5 over RAID 10 etc. Is RAID 5 the best solution?? I know it gives good space from the drives in the raid and can also have good throughput. Obviously RAID1 will be faster but more expensive on the drives for less usable space. I am not to worried about the server going down or anything as I will make sure there is a spare brand new hard drive around. As long as the raid card doesn't go down. Even so in 2 yrs I think this card will still be available. and it will stay with the raid array even if a new machine was built in a few years. Many thanks for the info though :) Regards Kev [/QUOTE]
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