freebsd setup question
I am primarily concerned with making sure that my db data is backed up and fault tolerant. The code making up the sites can just be backed up.
This is the server I have and my initial thoughts on a setup. I would like some opinion as to whether my idea below is stupid, needs adjusting, etc.
I have a Dell 600SC with a 1.8 Celeron and 1 GB RAM. I have two 80 GB drives, a 120 GB drive, and a 40 GB drive.
This is my idea on configuration -
/, SWAP, and /usr on the 120 GB drive
/var on the two 80 GB drives using either vinum with RAID 1 or maybe buying an IDE RAID card for this (which??).
/var2 on the 40 GB drive setup just for Qmail
I will be doing nightly backups of the db data and rsync'ing the /usr/local/www/data/ to another server I have in the same colo cabinet. The sites on this server will all be under my control and they are sporadically email intensive because the sites are set up for sending out data to mortgage brokers in batches and that can mean 5000 emails going out in a relatively short amount of time.
Is there a better way to configure the server? Does my setup have any big holes? I have setup many freebsd servers before, but only ones with one or two drives and never with RAID.
Thanks for any ideas you can offer!
