Thanks, Everything is perfectly clear now....thank you for the info

Thanks, But why is a 'hot" spare better than a "cold" spare? I only mirror my projects workspace and users workspace. Al the media in unmirrored (otherwise I would have to double my hard drives).

I'm sorry....don't know much about storage. But what's the difference between "cold" and "hot" spares?

I could order a spare drive and keep it in a closet....no need to stick it in the lanshare if the drive doesn't function. Or am I missing something?

What is the purpose of having spare drives in your Lanshare? I have 2 of them in my Lanshare. Could I add them to my allocation group? What are the risks? Thanks,

I wonder if there's a chart with all the datarates of avid resolutions. We have a Lanshare EX and I want to know what are the limits of the system. How many streams of 2:1 the Lanshare can handle. Thanks,