Thanks for the 'Free' advice 🙂

I will do the search + amend Stripe Size. Regards RAID1+0 this is simply a 2 disc Mirror, config utility records as RAID1+0.

How about the...

Hi. 2 * 146GB SAS drives 10000rpm per array (6 discs in total + 1 hot spare).

I have hired a consultant to come to site to mirror. I am trying...

Hi, can you please expand on:

diskpart

I have configured 3 ARRAYS:

A1: RAID 1+0

Logical C 50GB (OS / Page File)

Logical E: 90GB (Temp DB)

A2: RAID 1+0

Logical F: 139GB (Data .mdf)

A3: RAID...

The RAID Stripe Size is 128KB for each logical partition (RAID 1+0), this was the default.

What do I need to do to optimize configuration?

Many Thanks,

Phil.

Resolved. I had to manually extract the contents of IMS.cab from the Windows CD Disc 1. This enabled me to install fcachdll.dll for the SMTP service. The rest as they...

Hey Presto it has now decided it likes the disc on server 1 but not server 2?????

Phil.

Thanks for the reply. I installed the correct SP:

WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB914961-SP2-x64-ENU.exe

Really stumped...............can't install IIS 🙁

Phil.

Thanks for the reply.

Can you advise the syntax for how I would set the Block Size to 64KB or find ot the current size?

Many Thanks,

Phil.

Thanks Guys.

Phil

Thanks guys. That explains why the consultant wants to mirror. Never considered a SAN for a shared disc array as I have never worked with SAN's. How does it tie...

Hi once again Chris.

Though each server would have it's own array! So does clustring see 2 servers as 1?

Would look to...

Hi Matt. Servers fully fault tolerant (well as good as they can be):

Redundant Fans / PSU / Processor.........

Each server has 8 HDD Bays. 2 Xeon QUAD Core Processors 2.3Ghz...

Hi Chris. Took a look at your web site, shame your not UK based!!

I think you are correct regards the consultant, probably only ever used mirroring.

Trying to find a...

Tremendous response, many thanks.

I was leaning towards a 2 node cluster (as SQL 2005 standard supports).

I have requested a SQL consultant configure due to my inexperience, he wants...

Thanks for the reply, I will search for those white papers.

Regards,

Phil.