Re: Quorum DIsk Question

From: Keith Parris (keithparris_NOSPAM_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/29/03 

Date: 28 Sep 2003 15:11:56 -0700

Bart Zorn <B.Zorn@xs4all.nospam.nl> wrote in message news:<3f74a6fb$0$58699$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>...
> Keith Parris wrote:
> > A quorum disk can indeed be a controller-based mirrorset (RAID1 array).
>
> Indeed, it can. But what do you gain by this?

Protection against a hard-drive failure.

> In my opinion, if you want
> to use a quorum disk at all, it should be a very small disk which is not
> used for anything else. It could be the smallest possible partition a
> HSxxx controller can offer.

No reason why you can't use two (mirrored) small disks, or a very
small partition on a mirrorset on a HSxxx controller [pair].

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