On 12/23/13 4:42 PM, Bob - AF6D wrote:

Our chosen server is a dual processor dual core Opteron with RAID 0, 1 or 5. We plan on using RAID 1. I was planning on using green drives that power down when not in use but something tells me that Asterisks is going to want full spin-up to avoid dropped data packets. Your guidance is appreciated. Happy Holidays!

Why not get a SSD?  I picked up a 128gb one for 98 dollars at Compusa in Tampa a couple weeks ago.  They are low power, and you don't have to worry about spinning disks. 
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