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  • So for TempDb is Raid1 ok, or are you suggesting something else?

  • isuckatsql (10/6/2011)


    So for TempDb is Raid1 ok, or are you suggesting something else?

    Yes. We use RAID 1 for tempdb on most our servers, the rest have RAID10 for size and performance reasons. We actually have had a drive failure on this array on one of our servers. It was simple hot swap out with no downtime.

    If your systems are 24/7 like most of us, I would bet even money that the failure will occur at 2AM in the morning... you will be glad you had a redundant array on tempdb.:-D

    The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

  • sturner (10/6/2011)


    isuckatsql (10/6/2011)


    So for TempDb is Raid1 ok, or are you suggesting something else?

    Yes. We use RAID 1 for tempdb on most our servers, the rest have RAID10 for size and performance reasons. We actually have had a drive failure on this array on one of our servers. It was simple hot swap out with no downtime.

    If your systems are 24/7 like most of us, I would bet even money that the failure will occur at 2AM in the morning... you will be glad you had a redundant array on tempdb.:-D

    And depending on the system, it could turn out that you can even put tempdb in a raid5 array. See the recurring theme here? => It depends on the system.

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