Chris Barber writes: > Nope, use all 6 disks in the RAID 1+0. That way you get more > throughput. I like things easy, so I would just create a root partition > that eats up almost all of the space, then a second small (2GB) swap > area. That way you don't have to worry about running out of disk space > if you make a particular partition too small. > > -Chris > > Forgive me for asking so many questions, but I am still a virgin to RAID, and this is going to be my first RAID setup. OK, My new server is going to have 6 drives. I am going to go with RAID10. For the first part (raid 1), do I want to make two or three sets. For Example, do I want to make drive 1+2, 3+4, 5+6 RAID 1, or can I do 1+2+3 & 4+5+6 as RAID 1. What do you think is best. Then for the second part (raid 0), I guess that depends on how the raid 1 was setup. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated! Robert De Mars > Robert De Mars wrote: >> Chris Barber writes: >> >>> I use RAID 1+0 for database servers. >>> >> >> Thanks to everyone who has responded to my post. I like the RAID 1+0 idea. >> >> I was originally planning on running the OS, and database separate from each >> other. How should I proceed with the install. >> >> Would it be best to run the OS as RAID 1 (2 disks) as originally planned, >> and run the database on RAID 1+0 (4 disks)? >> >> Or, should I run the whole thing (OS & Database) on one huge RAID 1+0? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Robert De Mars >> http://b-o-b.homelinux.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > Robert De Mars http://b-o-b.homelinux.com