Dual 80GB Hard Drive?!

Dima · January 17th, 2005, 10:43 AM

I bought a Dual 80GB HDD server and I have no idea how to setup a user account on the other hard drive.

What it is.. is that 1st hard drive will be used by me and the 2nd will be used by my friend.
I went to WHM and tried to do Account Rearrangement but it told me that I only have one Disk installed.

Device Total Space Space Used Space Available Percentage Used Mounted On
/dev/hda1 99M 11M 84M 11% /boot
/dev/hdc1 74G 33M 70G 1% /backup
/dev/hda5 69G 3.2G 62G 5% /
/dev/hda2 2.9G 33M 2.8G 2% /tmp

Can anyone help me out please?

Thank you

Dima · January 17th, 2005, 10:49 AM

Actually... I read around and found out its mirrored.. I dont really need backup.. can i just use the second one as a normal HDD?

**Ehaanaes** · January 17th, 2005, 12:39 PM

Try to e-mail support[at]surpasshosting.com and ask them to do it for you.

They will probably be able to.

Good Luck!

**Bigjohn** · January 17th, 2005, 8:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dima

Actually... I read around and found out its mirrored.. I dont really need backup.. can i just use the second one as a normal HDD?

backup HDD is like car insurance.... you'll really hate yourself the day you DON'T have it and you need it...

Dima · January 18th, 2005, 4:29 AM

nah... survived without that before

**Ehaanaes** · January 18th, 2005, 4:41 AM

I said the same 6 months ago when i had a server elsewhere for a while. It did NOT go well.

Although with surpass i have never had a problem though

Dima · January 18th, 2005, 4:43 AM

exactly - my point + i been with surpass about 6 months now

**Aric** · January 22nd, 2005, 10:25 PM

Unless you've arranged for an off-site backup service, you really should use the second drive for backups.

Either that or start preparing some REALLY good excuses for your clients to explain why all their data is gone due to unforseen circumstances.

Believe me, rock solid or not, secure or not, stuff happens. It is always best to be prepared.

qwertykb · January 23rd, 2005, 1:51 AM

I heard good stuff about www.gnax.com for off-site backups. Anybody used them?

January 17th, 2005, 10:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dima Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Sep 2004 43 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Dual 80GB Hard Drive?! I bought a Dual 80GB HDD server and I have no idea how to setup a user account on the other hard drive. What it is.. is that 1st hard drive will be used by me and the 2nd will be used by my friend. I went to WHM and tried to do Account Rearrangement but it told me that I only have one Disk installed. Device Total Space Space Used Space Available Percentage Used Mounted On /dev/hda1 99M 11M 84M 11% /boot /dev/hdc1 74G 33M 70G 1% /backup /dev/hda5 69G 3.2G 62G 5% / /dev/hda2 2.9G 33M 2.8G 2% /tmp Can anyone help me out please? Thank you __________________

January 17th, 2005, 10:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dima Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Sep 2004 43 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Actually... I read around and found out its mirrored.. I dont really need backup.. can i just use the second one as a normal HDD? __________________

January 17th, 2005, 12:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ehaanaes Forum Moderator Super #1 Joined in Aug 2003 Lives in Norway Hosted on Minerva 1,215 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Try to e-mail support[at]surpasshosting.com and ask them to do it for you. They will probably be able to. Good Luck! __________________ Owner of Minerva and Server :: Beatiful P4's Surpass http://www.case-spider.com Winner of the Surpassies 2004 - Most Spirit. :bravo: Google = Friend!

January 18th, 2005, 4:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dima Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Sep 2004 43 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	nah... survived without that before __________________

January 18th, 2005, 4:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ehaanaes Forum Moderator Super #1 Joined in Aug 2003 Lives in Norway Hosted on Minerva 1,215 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	I said the same 6 months ago when i had a server elsewhere for a while. It did NOT go well. Although with surpass i have never had a problem though __________________ Owner of Minerva and Server :: Beatiful P4's Surpass http://www.case-spider.com Winner of the Surpassies 2004 - Most Spirit. :bravo: Google = Friend!

January 18th, 2005, 4:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dima Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Sep 2004 43 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	exactly - my point + i been with surpass about 6 months now __________________

January 22nd, 2005, 10:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Aric Just Some Guy.. Comfy Contributor Joined in Oct 2003 127 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 5 times	Unless you've arranged for an off-site backup service, you really should use the second drive for backups. Either that or start preparing some REALLY good excuses for your clients to explain why all their data is gone due to unforseen circumstances. Believe me, rock solid or not, secure or not, stuff happens. It is always best to be prepared.

January 23rd, 2005, 1:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
qwertykb Registered User On a golden path... Joined in May 2004 372 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	I heard good stuff about www.gnax.com for off-site backups. Anybody used them?

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