ML110 SATA Raid

[Dennis Hofmann]

Hi
I am a newbie on Proliant ML110 servers.

I am trying to install a Small biz 2003 om the ML110.
The server has 2 x 160 GB SATA disk.
The idea is to build a Raid 1.

I have enabled Raid option in BIOS.
How do I Build the Raid?

Thank you very much
Best regards
Dennis

[Dennis Hofmann]

Hi
Thanks for the help!
I was guided to the Intel Raid configuration tool! Pressing Ctrl+i
Best regards!
Dennis

[RufusG]

I did not use the built-in RAID option

I installed a hardware RAID Controller and added 2 extra SATA disks to create a RAID-1 store that is fail-safe. ( Today I would use the Promise TX2300 at about $70 ).

I only put the Operating System on to the original single disk.

I only put Data on to the RAID drive.

There are 4 advantages to this:

1. The hardware RAID drive starts the moment the power is on and is virtually independent of the rest of the computer. It has excellent RAID Array Manager software.

2. You could move the RAID disks and Controller card to another computer in minutes

3. The Windows Swap File and the Data are on 2 separate drives, so the overall system performance is improved.

4. You can rebuild and upgrade the Operating System or re-format the original single disk without disturbing your Data.

I keep working Data on my workstation and I have a backup utility to copy complete files and folders over to the RAID-1 drive on the server as they change.

- Belt & Braces
- LOCKS ( Lots of Copies Keep Safe )

This way I am storing personal Data and family photographs going back to 1984.

Not a very expensive solution and it is very very effective.

Hope that this helps you