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Dec 1, 2014, 8:51 PM
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New Notes 9 with DAOS Hardware question

  • Category: Domino Administrator
  • Platform: Windows
  • Release: 9.0.1
  • Role: Administrator
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I am attempting to order a new server to replace our current setup. We are running Domino 8.5 and will be installing 9.0.1 fresh with DAOS enabled. My question is regarding server hardware recommendations. 

I have seen recommendations for 8.5 that included a separate RAID array (controller and drives) to handle the DAOS repository. However, I was told with version 9, the second RAID controller is not needed. 

Can anyone either comment or point me in the direction for best practices on hardware for 9? I need to spec this out to last the full 5 year cycle. 

 

Thanks!

Dec 23, 2014, 10:33 PM
12 Posts
Re: New Notes 9 with DAOS Hardware question
The primary difference between the data directory and the DAOS repository in typical environments is that the I/O traffic volume to the DAOS repository is much lower than the what the data directory sees.  If that aspect facilitates making different hardware device choices for the data, you can take advantage of that.  The combined traffic should be less than an equivalent environment that does not have DAOS enabled, as DAOS will eliminate the writes for attachments that already exist in the repository.  

As far as redundancy goes, if you lose access to the NLO files, you have lost access to at least some of your attachment data.  If you are serious enough to use RAID on the data directory...you may want to stick with that for the DAOS repository also.

There's no change between 8.5.x and 9.x that would add a requirement for separate controllers.  The basic operation is the same between the two codestreams.

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