-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 03 September 2004 9:57 am, Joe Polk wrote:
I would agree with many of your points save one. HW RAID (not including Promise IDE stuff because that's not a true HW controller in the same sense that a Compaq SMART Array Controller is) is always going to be faster. There is no way, for instance, SW RAID could compete with say a 6400 w/256MB Cache Module.
You really should look at http://spamaps.org/raidtests.php - -- James Oakley Engineering - SolutionInc Ltd. joakley@solutioninc.com http://www.solutioninc.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This e-mail is CONFIDENTIAL and contains information intended only for the person(s) named. Any other distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately at 902 420 0077 or reply by e-mail to the sender and destroy the original communication. Thank You. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBOHUf4U2uQswGyDcRAvKlAKDLahpHbzUb6CKg3MD/ARpM94jiPwCfZJbV UsZRWNM6YZYqnY9m+q/nsxQ= =PTcc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----