[mdlug] New Server - Hardware Configuration

[Mat Enders]

As long as the chip sets are fully supported in the kernel you are running it should be fine. I know with Debian some of the Dell cards do not play well initially. I had to download a module and have it on a thumb drive to complete the install. 
Mat Enders from my BlackBerry®

-----Original Message-----
From: "Robert Adkins II" <radkins at impelind.com>
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Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:59:10 
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Subject: Re: [mdlug] New Server - Hardware Configuration



I do agree, that's why I am overbuilding.

What are your thoughts on this configuration. Three RAID Chipsets, will they
play nicely? They are all the same brand, same model as well. One is
onboard, the others are PCI-E cards.

-Rob
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Garry Stahl
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 9:39 AM
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> Subject: Re: [mdlug] New Server - Hardware Configuration
> 
> > It's time to upgrade the old servers here at the office.
> >
> > Here's the plan:
> >
> > Matched pair of HDs for the Main OS Drive. These will be mirrored.
> >
> > Matched Pair or two matched pairs of drives for Filesharing. These 
> > will be mirrored.
> >
> > Separate RAID Card that supports Hot Swap on Linux to allow 
> for two to 
> > three removable drive bays that will be used to duplicate 
> the entirety 
> > of the mirrored data drives.
> >
> > I have a quote from Dell for a server that uses their Linux 
> Compatible 
> > RAID cards. Right now, they are quoting three RAID Cards. 
> The onboad 
> > card that the OS will be booting off of, a second card that will be 
> > for the data drives and a final card that won't be setup as RAID, 
> > which means that it won't/shouldn't crap out the kernel 
> while supporting hot swapping.
> >
> > Thoughts? Opinions?
> If it's worth building it's worth over building.
> 
> 
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