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OS install ...partion vs seperate physical drive.

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  • 13-10-2010 11:47pm
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    techguy
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    Hi Guys,

    I'm putting together a home server now.

    I plan on having a multi terabyte RAID-5 array for storing multimedia.

    Just wondering about a drive for the OS install. I could just partition off a part of the large array for the OS or else I could add 2 small drives and put them in RAID-1.

    There's something nice about having the OS installed on a seperate physical disk to my main storage volume but is there really a need?

    Opinions please..

    Cheers!


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    Unregistered.
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    techguy wrote: »
    Hi Guys,

    I'm putting together a home server now.

    I plan on having a multi terabyte RAID-5 array for storing multimedia.

    Just wondering about a drive for the OS install. I could just partition off a part of the large array for the OS or else I could add 2 small drives and put them in RAID-1.

    There's something nice about having the OS installed on a seperate physical disk to my main storage volume but is there really a need?

    Opinions please..

    Cheers!
    If you got about 100 quid to spare drop in a nice SSD for OS only. Can find last gen models on special for 70 upwards if you shop around.


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    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    If you could squeeze the OS partition into 32GB you could nab a fast Corsair Nova for just €65 off Komplett while they're still going cheap ;)


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    techguy
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    I wouldn't be very comfortable with 32GB tbh.

    There's not a lo of head room there for extras really. I'd want at least 50GB for the OS.

    Thanks for link..


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    Knasher
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    Personally I'd prefer having a RAID 1 partition across the disks for the OS install and then a RAID 5 for the data partition. Having an SSD would be nice, but I don't really see the advantage unless you are using the server as a web/database server and doing a lot of lookups (or transferring a lot of small files). I really don't see any advantage in using two normal harddrives above a partition, much better off using the extra money & sata ports for an extra large harddrive.


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    Nollog
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    techguy wrote: »
    I wouldn't be very comfortable with 32GB tbh.

    There's not a lo of head room there for extras really. I'd want at least 50GB for the OS.

    Thanks for link..

    You don't have to install programs into the program files directory you know.


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    techguy
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    I know that, and I usually move the my documents folder to main storage volume.

    I still think doesn't leave much flexibility though..


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