Dumb RAID arrangement?

[bytehd]

I just inherited a server with a Compaq Raid server 641 card. Three 15kRPM SCSI drives, combined into 1 logical drive, then split back into 3 OS paritions.

Dumb?



George Walkey
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[sstoppel]

If the 3 drives are configured as a RAID 5, then the system is configured properly. Dividing a hardware-defined logical drive into seperate OS partitions is perfectly OK.

 

[sstoppel]

Oh, sorry I should have elaborated. If the system is NOT a RAID 5 but rather just a logical drive spanned across 3 disks without parity, you are 1 dead drive away from losing it all. You should be able to go into the SCSI adapter setup and look at the array, or you can use the Array Configuration Utility on the SmartStart disk.

 

[bytehd]

I think they are JBOD.

George Walkey
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[sstoppel]

If they are JBOD, then I wouldn't use that server to store anything important.Better to back up, rebuild correctly, and restore.

 

[bytehd]

yeah, I confirmed that its three drives setup straight through as 3 DISKS to the OS. Knucklehead before me...

George Walkey
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[marvhuffaker]

Maybe it's just me, but I dont like baggage. I don't care what config it was in when I got it, I would wipe it and start fresh. Then if it's done wrong, I can only blame myself.

Marvin Huffaker, MCNE

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[bytehd]

i agree with that.
I mean, why buy the RAID controller?

George Walkey
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