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Fourstaff

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Kreij said:
This will replace 6 existing low-use servers/workstations.
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Useless advice, but please do not forget that a dead mobo will screw your entire raid, so keep a backup somewhere else.
 
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Fourstaff said:
Useless advice, but please do not forget that a dead mobo will screw your entire raid, so keep a backup somewhere else.
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are you sure? he has a raid card.
 
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Easy Rhino said:
are you sure? he has a raid card.
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Ok fine, maybe a power surge which caused his entire array to be fried. Anyways, I see that as putting too many eggs into one basket. I have an uncle who practically lost all his data due to a fire, and consequently lost a load of business. The downtime costed him a fortune.
 
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Not to beat a dead horse.. but why not go with a server psu? The more redundant the better. I would get something like this over the corsair any day for a server.. but not for my home rig. Don't get me wrong the corsair is nice... I have a few.. hehehe but let say your psu goes out and takes more? The redundant one you can switch out the bad psu and replace it with out ever turning the server off.. Just my 2 cents... :toast: Either way good luck on the new build! :rockout:
 
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Fourstaff said:
Ok fine, maybe a power surge which caused his entire array to be fried. Anyways, I see that as putting too many eggs into one basket. I have an uncle who practically lost all his data due to a fire, and consequently lost a load of business. The downtime costed him a fortune.
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oh yea, i agree. always good to have backup hardware. i think he already has a data backup plan tho.
 
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Here is my cunning plan ... CUNNING I say. lol

I will keep the most capable old server for rundandancy, but offline. Add a few HDs for more storage (and keep it loaded with the previus days backup) and it can take over in the event of catastrophic new server failure as the data will be backed up off the main server. I will be a lot slower, but doable.

I do not particularly like to have a lot of spare hardware laying around as it tends to become obsolete rather quickly in the event of no failures. Yes, I've pondered the risk assessment and the potential downtime, and it falls within the acceptable levels as set forth by the company owner. He says no more than 24 hrs downtime is acceptable for mission critical functionality. Any two-bit IT hack can guarantee that, and I find 24 hrs pathetic, so I have determine that I can ensure no more than 4 hrs using my cunning plan (an can likely pull it off in less than 1 hr). Personal pride, work ethics ... you know.

Anyway, since I am able to build a server to replace 6 other machines at less than half the cost of a less-capable, pre-built server, I think he will continue to fund my ... ahem ... IT adventures. ;)
 
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