Message-Id: <10627.117705@fatcity.com> From: Satar Naghshineh Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 18:38:12 -0700 Subject: RE: RAID vs. Mirrored Drives? This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C024FE.EFCCB490 Content-Type: text/plain Mirrored drives is one form of RAID. Do a search on RAID on the web. Two controllers is fine, you put one set of drives on a controller and their Mirrored copies (set of drives) on the other controller. So if one controller goes down, you will still have access to the data. Regards, Satar > -----Original Message----- > From: MTPConsulting@aol.com [SMTP:MTPConsulting@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 1:14 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RAID vs. Mirrored Drives? > > Anyone have general comments on choosing between the use of RAID vs. > Mirrored drives? Any papers that would be good to review? I have a > client with in a large Compaq (DEC) Unix environment that is considering > switching from RAID to Mirrored drives, but they only have two > controllers. Thanks for any comments. > > Marc Perkowitz > MTP Systems Consulting > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: > INET: MTPConsulting@aol.com > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). ------_=_NextPart_001_01C024FE.EFCCB490 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: RAID vs. Mirrored Drives?

Mirrored drives is = one form of RAID. Do a search on RAID on the web.

Two controllers is = fine, you put one set of drives on a controller and their Mirrored = copies (set of drives) on the other controller. So if one controller = goes down, you will still have access to the data.

Regards,
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