[bit.listserv.novell] Disk Mirroring Reply

Fund@RELAY.PROTEON.COM (02/09/90)

>     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.

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