Question on best RAID configuration?
Hello,
I am getting a new (used) Mac Pro 2009 to replace my aging Powermac G5 as a the workhorse for my wife's home business. We are going to be using the Mac Pro for the following roles; Backup Web Server (Sandbox), File Server, Central Depository for Raw/TIFF files (15 years worth), and run Adobe CS/Cloud and Parallels to run Windows 7 for telecommuting purposes. In order to accomplish this, I figure I need to have four separate partitions/drives (Snow Leopard Boot & Applications, Mavericks Boot & Applications, File Storage, Windows). I need to also have redundant capability in order to protect 15 years worth of work as the system will be used for critical file storage. I am planning to get a Mac Pro Raid card and use four 1 Tb hard Drives to create a RAID 5 array thus creating 1 drive but with 4 partitions. We have alot of software that will not work past 10.6 and we are not upgrading or have been discontinued thus the need to still run 10.6 when the need arises, otherwise we will be using Mavericks with Adobe CC and updated software the majority of the time. We plan on backing up our File Storage partition to cloud based storage for offsite protection in case of theft/fire.
From these needs, is my RAID 5 configuration idea with 4 partitions the best idea or what other configurations could I use?
I appreciate your input,
Adrian