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Could you clarify what you mean?<br />
Ru1 servers have been hotswap drives with raid controllers and were configured with raid1.<br />
There were no internal drives in the servers of that form factor.
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Could you clarify what you mean?
Ru1 servers have been hotswap drives with raid controllers and were configured with raid1.
There were no internal drives in the servers of that form factor.

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As noted above, it's common for all the drives to be hot-swap. &nbsp; &nbsp;In general, the OS is put on a pair of drives configured as RAID-1, with the data on a RAID-5 or -6 array configured with the remaining drives.
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As noted above, it's common for all the drives to be hot-swap.    In general, the OS is put on a pair of drives configured as RAID-1, with the data on a RAID-5 or -6 array configured with the remaining drives.

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Is it still the norm to separate the OS and applications on raid 1 and data on the Larger Raid 5 -10 array?
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Is it still the norm to separate the OS and applications on raid 1 and data on the Larger Raid 5 -10 array?

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Is the general consensus moving toward bootable arrays on servers vs. a separate drive for OS and applications? &nbsp;I noticed a lot of the new U1 servers are constructed with only hot swap bays and no internal bays. This is why I raise the question: is the present school of thought to have the OS and applications on the bootable array? &nbsp;What are the pros and cons?
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Is the general consensus moving toward bootable arrays on servers vs. a separate drive for OS and applications?  I noticed a lot of the new U1 servers are constructed with only hot swap bays and no internal bays. This is why I raise the question: is the present school of thought to have the OS and applications on the bootable array?  What are the pros and cons?

Bootable array vs. separate drive for OS and applications

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.