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Max8 · 12-21-2009, 02:08 PM

SnapServers are extremely reliable... HDD's are not.

I have a snap 2000 that is still running fine today but the 10/100 connection and its slow processor are noticeable these days...

In answer to your question if you rely on a snap alone you are playing with fire, if you have the facility to back up to DVD you should and also keep a copy on a windows system if you can even if it means a drive upgrade or buy a USB HDD and deal with the slow transfers then put it in a cupboard.

You are mental if you do not duplicate your data across a couple of systems or USB Drives... RAID is great but take it from me it is a waste on space on a PC... Software or hardware RAID means nothing if your OS will not boot or your PSU blows!

A few years back I spent $1.5k's on a 4 drive raid system only to have my windows install screw up twice over 18 months, thankfully the Win partition was the only one effected and the data partitions remained in tac.

It was nice to have RAID but it did not save me once... and all it takes is for one capacitor on the mobo to go and I would have lost access to everything thanks to Windows not being relocated easily if at all.

If it is for a business server you must have RAID as this system would be integral to a companies survival and many workers having productive days... RAID will also give you speed but on anything home you will not get or notice the improvement, it only happen wen you have a bunch of people hitting the server at once so for home software RAID will do if speed is less important.

Hardware RAID is best for speed with RAID 10 for OS & Dbases RAID 5 for storage across the same drives! + check out the Adaptec MaxIQ for a new technology 5x speed/performance increases on Dbase/web & File servers! Boing!

The Key for me is that I can get to email & the net no matter what happens to any one system on my network, my data is duplicated across a second windows system & data across several NAS; SnapServers+Cheapo NAS+a Linux Fileserver, I keep them all identical with a syncing program and some are in my house and some are in my garage... in case my garage burns down!

I can tell you the Snaps are the easiest to mange buy far!

In the end no matter what happens I can only really loose a system and not data...

12-21-2009, 02:08 PM	#2
Max8 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 83	Re: SnapServer Reliability SnapServers are extremely reliable... HDD's are not. I have a snap 2000 that is still running fine today but the 10/100 connection and its slow processor are noticeable these days... In answer to your question if you rely on a snap alone you are playing with fire, if you have the facility to back up to DVD you should and also keep a copy on a windows system if you can even if it means a drive upgrade or buy a USB HDD and deal with the slow transfers then put it in a cupboard. You are mental if you do not duplicate your data across a couple of systems or USB Drives... RAID is great but take it from me it is a waste on space on a PC... Software or hardware RAID means nothing if your OS will not boot or your PSU blows! A few years back I spent $1.5k's on a 4 drive raid system only to have my windows install screw up twice over 18 months, thankfully the Win partition was the only one effected and the data partitions remained in tac. It was nice to have RAID but it did not save me once... and all it takes is for one capacitor on the mobo to go and I would have lost access to everything thanks to Windows not being relocated easily if at all. If it is for a business server you must have RAID as this system would be integral to a companies survival and many workers having productive days... RAID will also give you speed but on anything home you will not get or notice the improvement, it only happen wen you have a bunch of people hitting the server at once so for home software RAID will do if speed is less important. Hardware RAID is best for speed with RAID 10 for OS & Dbases RAID 5 for storage across the same drives! + check out the Adaptec MaxIQ for a new technology 5x speed/performance increases on Dbase/web & File servers! Boing! The Key for me is that I can get to email & the net no matter what happens to any one system on my network, my data is duplicated across a second windows system & data across several NAS; SnapServers+Cheapo NAS+a Linux Fileserver, I keep them all identical with a syncing program and some are in my house and some are in my garage... in case my garage burns down! I can tell you the Snaps are the easiest to mange buy far! In the end no matter what happens I can only really loose a system and not data...