I'd change the RAID5 to RAID10. You'll have the same effective capacity -
600GB - and better performance. Also, if 2 drives fail in RAID 5, you're
down. In RAID 10, there are several 2-disk failure scenarios in which you
are still up. With a 4-disk RAID10, only 2 out of 6 2-disk failures will
bring you down.

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Tom

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Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada

"stosti" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi.

I'm building a new SQL 2000 server. I typically use HP DL380 machines with
split backplane. SCSI controller one will have a pair of 72 GB drivesin
RAID
1 (C:). This will be used for the operating system. SCSI controller two
will have 4 300 GB drives in a RAID 5. Three of the drives will make up the
RAID 5 and the forth will be an online spair. SQL will be installed on the
RAID 5 (D:).

Is this configuration ok? Is there a prefered way to set them up? This
setup is fine for recovery but maybe not optimal for performance?

Thanks,
Scott