RAIDs of ESXi

So I'm at a bit of a delema. I want a high availability system (err, around)...

Currently we have a machine, I can get a second, but we cannot drop 2 k $ on vCenter to give living vmachine transfers when they die (true high availability).

What I wanted to do was run a RAID, I'm uncertain on material RAIDs being as if material goes wrong, I need to go hunt down a similar card or the data on the disks are useless. Software RAID is great, but is available at the level of the VM, which means that if the OS drive dies, ESXi will start is no longer. And I can only handle the RAIDs started when equipment fires upward.

I was going to set up our virtual servers with virtual RAIDS on 2 discs so they could get the extra security of the speed and the data, but is not this backup of almost just as good as the virtual machine every night (less lose a few hours of work), this in fact also a bet of 50% that it is either the OS of the 2nd drive disk in the RAID.

Anyway, being as I'm new, what are my options to maintain a profitable facility for a small office with backup simple and fast restoration after a catastrophic failure time?

Going to be an older Poweredge 1435SC with the installation of 120 GB (main) and the 1 TB drive (storage). I have the additional external backup storage.

Not having not not 100% uptime is fine, but I'm wishing to reduce downtime and complexity as much as possible when the operating system drive fails and if RAIDing at the virtual machine level isn't worth the time. Should I keep just readers VM backups that are important? (we've got some that are volitle, and I have no 1.1 TB of backup storage, so I need to choose what to keep and what to chuck) and keep them all a single hard drive on the level of the BONE, and when things die I just reinstall ESXi and restore the virtual machines?

Only VMWare has some backup software that I can connect to ESXi and basically their migration to a backup disk every night?

Should I throw them to the tops of my arms and say "It will be fine!" and run with a hardware RAID? Am I too worried about hardware failure? Hardware RAIDs become more standard in how they are setup so that I can transfer to another machine easily?

I would have to turn off the machine to swap anyway, readers being what they do not have hot swappable bays. > >

Yes, you are being far too dramatic on the material.  Hardware RAID is your BEST high hand option.  Disk fails, using RAID 5 you can have 1 disk fails, and data are preserved, no interruption of service.  RAID 6, you can do it with 2 discs.  Fundamental difference is the performance, but I've not seen much of a difference, if any, performance.  so if you are paranoid to go with RAID 6.

SE RAID won't save your VM, it will only mean that you can continue to operate in the event of hardware failure, your VM is still subject to corruption, the user misconfigration and deletion of data within the VM OS, this RAID is only part of the picture.

If you are unable to remove $2K on VC, then you will not be able to buy backup either.  All backup solutions cost something and depending on how many you have, it could cost a lot.  Now you can use esXpress if you weren't on ESXi... esXpress does not work on ESXi, but it runs on the console version.

So, I say make a case for VC and make someone responsible for purchase VC, you need.  You see already the advantage... then fight for it.  It's less $ 150.00 per month (if you do this for the 2010 budget)... but the return on investment is HUGE in less time.  So for you VC will save you problems hardware and the management of the virtual computer.  Of course that vmotion is assuming that you have the Central SAN solution.

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