RAID for AD/DNS/DHCP

Sree 1 Reputation point
2020-10-29T10:25:16.007+00:00

I am planing to build a server2019 std for ADC/ DNS/ DHCP. I have more almost 1000 users who is going to join the domain.

Could anyone help me which RAID I should use for this?
What is the min HDD space required for C?

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  1. LaMerk 6 Reputation points
    2020-10-30T15:40:55.737+00:00

    AD/DNS/DHCP doesn’t require much space, so you can go with 2 x 240GB/480GB SSD drives in RAID1. RAID0 shouldn’t be used in any case. RAID5/RAID6 are not cost effective here, because of 3 or 4 drives. More about RAID levels here - www.starwindsoftware.com/blog/raid-today

    Don’t use HDD as it makes no sense with such capacity.

    Don’t forget that according to best practices you need the second AD.

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  2. Dave Patrick 426.1K Reputation points MVP
    2020-10-29T12:25:12.033+00:00