https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/configuring-a-proliant-5500-server/m-p/3623078#M17557 John:<BR /><BR />It depens on how many disks you have.<BR /><BR />If you have at least 4, I would suggest 2 arrays of 2 disks each. RAID1 for your OS and RAID1 for your databases.<BR /><BR />If you have more than 4, lets say 6...<BR /><BR />Array A=2 disks with RAID1 Logical Drive (all space for OS).<BR /><BR />Array B=3 disks with RAID5 Logical Drive (or 2 logical drives).<BR /><BR />6th drive would be global hot spare for both arrays.<BR /><BR />So, how many disks do you have?<BR /><BR />What OS are you planning on using?<BR /><BR /><BR />Steven Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:54:54 GMT Steven Clementi 2005-09-11T09:54:54Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/configuring-a-proliant-5500-server/m-p/3623077#M17556 Hi,<BR /><BR />I just picked up a 5500 and wanted to know the best way to set up the smart 3200 array controller. I would like to keep the OS separate from the databases and have redundancy if either crashes..<BR /><BR />Thanks,<BR />John Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:47:26 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/configuring-a-proliant-5500-server/m-p/3623077#M17556 John_1079 2005-09-10T20:47:26Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/configuring-a-proliant-5500-server/m-p/3623078#M17557 John:<BR /><BR />It depens on how many disks you have.<BR /><BR />If you have at least 4, I would suggest 2 arrays of 2 disks each. RAID1 for your OS and RAID1 for your databases.<BR /><BR />If you have more than 4, lets say 6...<BR /><BR />Array A=2 disks with RAID1 Logical Drive (all space for OS).<BR /><BR />Array B=3 disks with RAID5 Logical Drive (or 2 logical drives).<BR /><BR />6th drive would be global hot spare for both arrays.<BR /><BR />So, how many disks do you have?<BR /><BR />What OS are you planning on using?<BR /><BR /><BR />Steven Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:54:54 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/configuring-a-proliant-5500-server/m-p/3623078#M17557 Steven Clementi 2005-09-11T09:54:54Z