[Imc-tech] suggestion to buy a harddrive

[David Young]

I shiver at the thought of losing 75GB of data at one blow. Is IMC
backed-up?  If not, I suggest IMC buy more than one smaller disk instead
of just one gigantic disk. That way one disk's failure will take only
a fraction of IMC's content with it.

Dave

On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 10:25:42PM -0500, jacobs wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'd like to put an idea to the tech group and possibly discuss at the steering 
> group meeting on sunday (time permitting).  I am working on a website for the 
> IMC Library and have talked to Zach regarding space on his server.  He is down 
> to approximately 3 GB (with a possibility of borrowing 30 gb from his 
> housemate's server for short periods of time).  He suggested, and I agree, 
> that we should purchase a dedicated harddrive for the IMC. On the low end this 
> would cost about $90 for 15GB, on the high end this would cost about $240 for 
> 75GB. I would like to take Zach up on his idea and shoot for a high end drive 
> that would give the IMC plenty of space to grow into.  Not only is this a good 
> idea for growth but a good idea if Zach ever decides that he cannot be the 
> server admin, we can have all of our site on one easily moved disk.  I would 
> be willing to chip some of my dubya $$ toward this purchase and maybe we could 
> put the idea out to the whole list that we are accepting donations for the 
> purchase.  What say you?
> 
> Talk to you on sunday.
> 
> James Jacobs
> 
> James R. Jacobs 
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