I am in the process of selecting components for a fairly high end server that I am building for a client and I'm trying to make up my mind on which RAID array I should implement.
The client is a large dentist office and they are currently using an old 2003 SBS system that is primarily charged with file sharing. All of the in office data is stored on the server and losing it would obviously be catastrophic. SO...
RAID 6 seems to be the prudent choice since it offers a fault tolerance of 2, but I'm concerned about performance. The latest version of the primary software they use has a more server resource intensive option that will increase performance and enable the installation of thin clients for the workstations.
I really like RAID 10 but I'm just not sure it's worth sacrificing half (n-1) of the drives I install.
I'd really appreciate any insight that any of you have! FYI, I will likely be using 2-4TB HDDs but I'm open to suggestions on going a different route than HDDs.
The client is a large dentist office and they are currently using an old 2003 SBS system that is primarily charged with file sharing. All of the in office data is stored on the server and losing it would obviously be catastrophic. SO...
RAID 6 seems to be the prudent choice since it offers a fault tolerance of 2, but I'm concerned about performance. The latest version of the primary software they use has a more server resource intensive option that will increase performance and enable the installation of thin clients for the workstations.
I really like RAID 10 but I'm just not sure it's worth sacrificing half (n-1) of the drives I install.
I'd really appreciate any insight that any of you have! FYI, I will likely be using 2-4TB HDDs but I'm open to suggestions on going a different route than HDDs.