Greg Lehey([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Sat, Sep 09, 2000 at 11:33:19AM +0930:
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> depends on what you're trying to do. But yes, having only two
> controllers will halve your RAID-5 write performance. Note also that
> with a 256 kB stripe, you'll run into drive contention problems
> because all your superblocks will be on the same subdisk. Take a size
> like 273 kB, for example.
or (now proven fact) grog's first guess to solve my config problems:
511k ;-) which ran like a charm on dang big box (32x18.3gig)
greg, you should underline that fact in your docs at a prominent
location. i think that using a plex size which is even or too small are
the most common configuration mistakes the people do...
/k
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