Now that IDE has made the leap to 10,000 RPM drives, the deal is going to be even sweeter. Right now the new drives are pricey ($160 for 36GB) but I'm sure that will change. ----- Original Message ----- From: <rbell@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:16 AM Subject: [isalist] RE: Windows 2003 > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > As for the promise technology... It's everywhere. I started "mass" > storage back when the only low cost storage was a Snap Server. After 4 > years running 24/7 my 4100 (168 GB-RAID 5, no hot spare) finally threw > a drive. The chips on the motherboard... All stamped Promise. While I'm > not a fan of the on motherboard Promise RAID that was used in the early > days to give the home user IDE2 and IDE3, the higher end cards seem to > work flawlessly. > > Richard Bell > MIS Director > Microfilm Services, Inc. > www.msifla.net > rbell@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 9:30 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] RE: Windows 2003 > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi Richard, > > People like to make fun of IDE RAID, but I find that it does the job > pretty well. Of course, I'm not running the array for the IRS or social > security administration :-) But if you have 12 200GB drives running > nicely in your RAID5 array, it just goes to show it ain't half bad for > non-millionaires! :-O) > > Thanks! > Tom > > Thomas W Shinder > www.isaserver.org/shinder > ISA Server and Beyond: http://tinyurl.com/1jq1 > Configuring ISA Server: http://tinyurl.com/1llp > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbell@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rbell@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 12:58 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] RE: Windows 2003 > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Storage Partition limit has been raised. Not locked into 2TB size. I > am currently running several IDE RAID (don't laugh until you see the > cost factors for static storage). 3ware IDE 12 port and 12 200GB drives > (11 RAID5 and hot spare) and I am topped out. Can't wait to use the 16 > port card ;-> > > Richard Bell > MIS Director > Microfilm Services, Inc. > www.msifla.net > rbell@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Warren Cundy [mailto:warrenc@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 12:29 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] RE: Windows 2003 > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hey Tom and others running Win2003, > > Any specific benefits for ISA that would warrant an upgrade? > > Did you do an upgrade install or fresh? > > I've been running 2003 in a test environment and it seems great, but > without a specific need, its a tough justification. :) > > Thanks. > > -Warren > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 5:47 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] RE: Windows 2003 > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi Mark, > > I've been running my main ISA Server on Win2003 for a couple of weeks > now, and its GREAT. > > HTH, > Tom > > Thomas W Shinder > www.isaserver.org/shinder > ISA Server and Beyond: http://tinyurl.com/1jq1 > Configuring ISA Server: http://tinyurl.com/1llp > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Strangways [mailto:strangconst@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 6:55 PM > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > Subject: [isalist] Windows 2003 > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > I am toying with the idea of a complete nuke and pave of my server ( > it's > time) and was contemplating trying out windows server 2003. Any feedback > ? 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