Re: RAID on NT

From: Juergen Schiewe <sci_at_lsb.de>
Date: 1997/12/03
Message-ID: <348551DF.1068@lsb.de>#1/1

no one wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any documentation or information regarding using RAID
> storage on NT with Oracle (7.3.3)?
>
> Any issues, disadvantages, advantages etc. We already use RAID 5 on
> Unix, would like to know if there are any problems with using it on NT.

My experience is that NT software RAID 5 is slow compared non raid configurations. If you feel that you need RAID 5 for safety reasons you should consider a hardware RAID controller with battery backup and a large (>8MB) cache.
Check the NT Event log frequently because this is the only place where NT logs failed disks. You have to reboot the server after replacing a failed disk (even for a hot plug system).

hope that helps
Juergen Schiewe Received on Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00:00 CST