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When did RAID 5 debut?
USSEnterprise:
Reason I need to know, is a guy is offering me a Gottlieb Gigi for $300. I told him that I am debating whether to buy a new PC or his pinball machine. He offered to throw in, with the purchase of the Gigi, an HP Server with a RAID 5 array.I just sent him an email asking the model, but I am trying to figure out when it is from. When did RAID 5 come to be?
boykster:
That's a pretty random way to ask about raid, but anyway.
i don't know exactly WHEN Raid 5 came about, but I can tell you that if it's a compaq server with RAID5, its almost certainly SCSI and will be more $$ than its worth to run and maintain.
I have access to a TON of old compaq servers from work and I passed on all of them. Just not worth the effort.
shmokes:
I just bought three brand new rackmount Compaq servers and they all run SCSI RAID 5. They don't cost any more to run and maintain because I swear to god nothing ever dies in a Compaq Proliant server. Seriously. That's obviously not true, but I'm telling you the things are tanks. They just run and run enlessly. I have a server that's at least 7 or 8 years old with a RAID 5 array and it has never, ever had a single hardware problem. Not so much as a fan or power supply has gone out on it.
As for RAID 5, I'm not sure when it debuted, but it's been around for ages. pushing 10 years, I'd say, maybe longer so answering this question really won't do you much good.
shmokes:
Also it's going to be big. AND HEAVY. Especially the heavy part. They tower servers probably weigh about 60 lbs.
USSEnterprise:
Its a Proliant 1600