Hello! On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 04:10:19PM -0700, Chuck Swiger wrote:
> As for the disk configuration, using RAID-5 is one of the worst > possible choices for a database; using multiple RAID-1 mirrors or a > RAID-10 config would probably do a lot better in terms of performance > and reliability. I second that. And I just want to add: you can easily and reliably run this configuration in software by the means of gmirror and gstripe. Saves you some $$ that you would have spent on a "hardware RAID controller". And it's neither slower nor less reliable. For anything besides RAID 5, 6 or similar (and you don't want RAID 5 for a transaction heavy system) there is no need for dedicated hardware anymore. Just get a decent SCSI system with a hot plug backplane, of course. HTH, Patrick -- punkt.de GmbH Internet - Dienstleistungen - Beratung Vorholzstr. 25 Tel. 0721 9109 -0 Fax: -100 76137 Karlsruhe http://punkt.de _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
