Sandy Drobic wrote:
James Knott wrote:
Sandy Drobic wrote:
I have little experience with software raid, but these steps don't entice me very much to start playing around with it. Compared to the costs of a standing server and the risk of a mistyped command on the command line when your blood pressure is already elevated due to the alert situation I am not convinced it is worth the hassle.
It might be different for a server or workstation at home where cost is the most important factor.
I bought this server "refurbished" for only $150 (CDN). It also makes a great space heater! ;-)
I also bought my current main server here at home used at Ebay. It's an old FSC Primergy 470. I just added some bigger SCSI-disks and a second CPU. It is still running here after years of service despite the high temperatures in summer.
But no software raid either, only true hardware raid and hot-plug. (^-^) Better used and a bit older but professional hardware than fast but fragile hardware.
I didn't know IBM Netfinity servers were "fragile". Mine's built like a tank and weighs almost as much as one. I bought it from a store that has a lot of electronic clearance items, not just computers. The server is still listed in this week's flyer, so if anyone in the Toronto area wants one, they should stop by Factory Direct. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org