-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 03 September 2004 11:04 am, Ken Schneider wrote:
On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 09:43, James Oakley wrote:
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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
This only applies to the promise IDE controller. You would have to make simular tests against a SCSI controller for comparison. SCSI disks are generally faster (and more reliable) all around than IDE, although IDE has made some strides lately.
Maybe you should have actually followed the link instead of blindly assuming what it contained. Allow me to quote the page: Hardware: Tyan S2466-N4M AMD760MPX Chipset Motherboard 2x AMD Athlon MP1900+ CPU 512MB Crucial ECC Registered PC2100 DDR RAM running at 266Mhz. Single Maxtor 80GB HDD using onboard PATA for OS. 3ware Escalade 8506-8 SATA RAID Card 4x WDC250GB 7200rpm SATA HDDs - -- 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) iD8DBQFBOLKP4U2uQswGyDcRAsKOAJ9yl4Fs73LQeLR2+dMNHnI9C2RybgCeJ5G4 OPj5d2NqIWg0k74T0hljrVk= =KTlN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----