Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!psuvax1!psuvm!RELAY!FUND From: Fund@RELAY.PROTEON.COM Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell Subject: Disk Mirroring Reply Message-ID: <9002090507.AA01353@monk.proteon.com> Date: 9 Feb 90 04:46:00 GMT Sender: Novell LAN Interest Group Reply-To: Novell LAN Interest Group Organization: Proteon, Inc., Westborough, MA 01581 [(508)898-2800] Lines: 29 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway Posted-Date: Fri, 09 Feb 90 00:02 EST X-Vers: CCMail to SMTP translator by Alan Marshall vers 2.24 8/30/89 X-To: Novell@suvm.acs.syr.edu > Does anyone know if it is possible to achieve disk mirroring by >partitioning a single disk drive (110 Meg.) Does disk mirroring have >to be done on two separate disks of identical size? > We anticipate having a Novell network which contains a file server >and an SNA gateway server SEPARATED physically by a Proteon backbone >which includes two Proteon P4200 routers with IPX cards installed in >each. We would DEEPLY appreciate any assistance which might be offered. > Thank you in advance for your help. Just think about it for a minute. It would not make sense to mirror onto the same drive. If the drive went bad, it would be unusable. If you mirrored to a second drive, you would still be in business with the second drive. To get the real benefits of mirroring, you should duplex as well. This means getting a second disk controller board as well. Glenn Fund Internet: Fund@Relay.proteon.com Principal Research Specialist CompuServe: 75170,1060 Lockheed Sanders cc:Mail Fund at Proteonwebo DW Highway South Phone: (603) 885-6242 MS NHQ4-0138 Director of The Greater Boston Area Nashua, NH 03061 Novell Users Group. Co-Founder and President of the Affiliation of NetWare Users "ANU Day Is Dawning"