Setting up your server

Setting up your server with the correct storage media can be critical to your network’s performance.

1. When it comes to your server’s storage capabilities for the OS itself, what would you choose to implement?  How big would you make the drive?  Why?  What brand and technical specifications are you going to consider and why?
2. In addition to having the physical device installed in your server’s case, you can configure it logically by creating types of volumes.  Talk about what you learned about RAID. What are some of the key points to consider?