If you want speed, use RAID 10. Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (281)846-8957, http://www.JAMMConsulting.com CentOS 5.4 KVM VPS $55/mo, no setup fee, no contract, dedicated 64bit CPU 1GB dedicated RAM, 40GB RAID storage, 500GB/mo premium BW, Zero downtime > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of ML > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:57 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: [CentOS] Infrastructure HELP! > > Hi Everyone, > > I started a social networking site and I am getting ready to go live > next week. I have limited fund as I am not funded yet (although > hopefully soon). > > I have an extra Mac Pro (I know, how can I possibly call a Mac Pro > dual 2.8 quad core with 16gb RAM extra). So Mac Pro quad Core, 16gb > RAM, 4 x 1tb RAID level Seagate drives. I was going to load > CentOS 5.4 > on it, web, mysql etc, etc. This is really the only box I have that > would handle the site it it takes off and then I would need to add > more hardware and most hosting to RackSpace or something. > > My question is about initial setup. The 4 x 1TB drives. How to set > this up for I have some protection? > > RAID 0+1? (striped + mirrored) I would end up with 2TB useable space. > > RAID 5? so what one is a hot spare? 3TB useable space? > > What about striping the 4 1TB and mirroring that to a 4 x 1tb > External > drive enclosure? > > I want to be sure the data is protected, but machine resources and > money are limited. > > Thoughts are appreciated! > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos