[CentOS] 12-15 TB RAID storage recommendations

[Seth Bardash]

On 4/13/2010 1:38 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On 4/13/2010 2:29 PM, Seth Bardash wrote:
>> Just finished building a new server for inhouse use.   12.8TB
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>> Needed a nfs and samba server which could store 10TB and be reliable.
>> Also wanted to replace out DHCP server and our internal DNS server.
>> So needed to run dnsmasq plus ntp for time serving.
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>> This machine replace 3 older units.
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> I'm not sure I'd put those on the same box - at least not for most
> scenarios.  If the machine ever goes down and needs an fsck before
> coming up, your DNS and DHCP services are going to be down for a long
> time while it completes, killing the rest of your network. too.
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Point Taken and correct!! I always have 2 DNS / DHCP / NTP servers up. 
One running, one just a service xxx start away. Since we need an inhouse 
use web server for testing before we go live we use that machine as the 
standby.

Seth Bardash

Integrated Solutions and Systems LLC
seth at integratedsolutions.org
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