CentOS - Oct 2004 - software Raid1 on centos3

how is the stability of software raid1 on a system running centos3.

i have 2 75gig hard drives that i would like to mirror if possible,
that being the reliability is worth it...there will be lots of network
traffic on the server. It will be used possibly as a file server,
it will most definitely be used also as a mail server and webserver.

i would be ok to me to not mirror the drives but this is for my place
of employment and im looking to implement a linux server. im not new
to linux, just the whole raid situtation. i would like to show my 
employer how well linux runs in a business environment.

Thanks

besides the 2 75 gig hard drives

the system is a p3 733 with 768meg ram

forgot to mention that in my other email because im sure
someone will be asking

does it matter which boot loader i use?

i read somewhere that lilo is better for raid than grub.
is this true or are others using grub with raid.

the hard drives im going to use are ide.

Hello,
 
    From what I have hear about the software raid with regards to Linux or
windows.
    However, since you already have to two hard drives a simple Hardward IDE
raid Card
    could be purchased for about $100 and this would be a better way to go.
Better for
    performance and better for reliability.
 
   Let us know how you do.
 
  Dominic 

cweisiger at i-55.com wrote:
how is the stability of software raid1 on a system running centos3.

i have 2 75gig hard drives that i would like to mirror if possible,
that being the reliability is worth it...there will be lots of network
traffic on the server. It will be used possibly as a file server,
it will most definitely be used also as a mail server and webserver.

i would be ok to me to not mirror the drives but this is for my place
of employment and im looking to implement a linux server. im not new
to linux, just the whole raid situtation. i would like to show my 
employer how well linux runs in a business environment.

Thanks
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