What if there was a solution available where you could have two separate RAID arrays in a single server, controlled by different RAID cards, with lightning-fast speeds between the two disks?
If that sounds like an appealing solution to your server environment, then let us introduce you to Dell’s Split Backplane Mode (or FlexZone) functionality. This rare tool in specific Dell servers allows...
You have a massive RAID array with several drives in a server. Disaster strikes, and the system board crashes. Recreating the RAID arrays from a backup could take a very long time, to say nothing of the reading/writing wear & tear on your drives. Wouldn’t it be great if you can just take all those functioning drives that house your RAID virtual disk(s) and install them in a new server ...
A big part of Enterprise servers are power supply units (PSU) since those servers demand a degree of mission-critical redundancy in place. In our Advantages of Dual Power Supply Unit Servers post, we answered the question of whether two PSUs will cause your server to draw more power; here are a few more questions we've tackled for our customers on the ins-and-outs of Server Power Supply Units...
If you are in the market for a server, a concept likely on your radar is RAID ("Redundant Array of Independent Disks"). RAID is an industry-standard when it comes to the utilization of multiple drives on a single system since it allows for – depending on the configuration – improved speed, redundancy of data, or both. Virtually all modern servers are designed to house multiple drives, so select...
The majority of the servers that TechMikeNY sells are dual power supply unit servers, or, in other words, come with two power supplies. For the budget conscious, we do provide some configurations with one power supply and the option to add a second power supply. What is the advantage of having a redundant power supply? Simple: if one of the dual PSUs for a server should fail, the othe...
