RAID1 vs. 1 Boot/1 Back up

Trying to see what is the best way to maintain data on 1U's with two drives. We want to know -

1) Run a RAID1 system. Hotswap is great, but backing up data is a pain. Plus, if it is hit by a hack or virus, then RAID does nothing.

2) Run one disk as primary, then use the second to run back ups; including taking an image of the primary drive. That way if it fails, we can get a quick restore. We know the downfail, in that if the drive fails, there is downtime time the restore is done.

 

 

 

 

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