RE: [cobalt-users] [Raq4] Max Hard Drive Size?

["Jerry Farquhar" <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I fully agree that the typically average Notebook user does not leave their
computer on 24x7.

But regarding your concern about reliability the only thing I can say to
that without any of us (people on the list knowing first hand or even having
2nd hand facts about this matter specific to use in a RAQ/Qube) is that I am
doubtful that manufactures of products such as Accusys (the hardware RAID
product I've mentioned in a earlier post) or a large variety of other
vendors would be endorsing the use of notebook drives in all kinds of
products besides notebooks if they weren't convinced of their reliability
and practical application in a broader range of products than just
notebooks.

FYI - Unlike most of the desktop hard drive manufactures it seems that the
notebook hard drive manufactures such as Toshiba and others are still
backing up their notebook drives with better warrantees (up to 3-years).

Try and find a desktop drive with more than a 1 year warrantee today.  If
you find a reliable/reputable desktop brand with a 3 year warrantee I'd love
to hear about it.

FYI #2 - We operate as a network VAR and consulting organization and are
frequently evaluating new products and as such a few months ago have started
migrating customers away from tape backup systems to hot pluggable USB 2.0
backup devices to backup their LAN file servers.  There are several reasons
for the switch away from tape that I won't get into here but the point I'm
getting at is this.. we have been installing these customers with 60GB
(Toshiba Notebook Drives) USB 2.0 backup devices that backup on average
15-20GB of data every night and have been doing so flawlessly for several
months.  At times they have backed up in a single night 40-50GB.

The reason I mention this is simply because I seriously doubt that any
RAQ/Qube is moving more than 15-50GB of data in a single day let alone a
month.  Additionally the Raq's/Qube's most certainly are not being pounded
with a request for 15GB+ of data in a single request (small time windows
vs.. spread out over the entire day).  My reasoning and belief is based on
logs that our Co-Lo keeps on all of our own servers we have with them.
Currently 4 Raq's.  Based on their reports of data transfers the combined
amount of monthly data transfers is under 45GB (for 4 Raq's) and that is
with quite a few domains and several extremely active ones heavily email
intensive with large attachments.

Just my opinion...

Jerry

-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeff Lasman
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 1:26 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] [Raq4] Max Hard Drive Size?


Jerry Farquhar wrote:

> Any way because of the power issue and not being terribly fond of a
software
> RAID the Accusys product looks like if might be the best alternative since
> it uses 2 2.5" Notebook drives mounted to a 3.5" drive sled.

Notebook drives are not designed for continuous use.  I'd be afraid.
Very afraid.

Jeff
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