Re: [PERFORM] suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 + PostgreSQL 8.1

2006-07-10 Thread Vivek Khera
On Jul 5, 2006, at 7:46 PM, Kenji Morishige wrote: like to know what an ideal RAID controller that would be compatible with FreeBSD 6.1 would be these days. LSI MegaRAID 320-2X and put half disks on one channel, half on the other, and MIRROR+STRIPE them (ie, RAID10). There is nothing fa

Re: [PERFORM] suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 +

2006-07-07 Thread Ron Peacetree
2006 7:46 PM >To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [PERFORM] suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 + PostgreSQL 8.1 > >I am currently running FreeBSD 4.11 (due to IT requirements for now) and >Adaptec's 2200S RAID controller running in RAI

Re: [PERFORM] suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 +PostgreSQL

2006-07-06 Thread Michael Loftis
--On July 6, 2006 2:21:15 PM -0400 Paul Khavkine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Take a look at: http://www.icp-vortex.com/english/index_e.htm They have always made good RAID controllers. I'll give a huge thumbs up for the ICPs, and also make sure you get the BBU cache as well (batter back

Re: [PERFORM] suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 + PostgreSQL

2006-07-06 Thread Mark Kirkwood
Kenji Morishige wrote: Thanks for the suggestion Mark, though the server chassis I am trying to utilize already has 4 10,000 RPM SCSI drives with SCA interfaces. Ideally I would like to use the existing drives and chassis and find another SCSI RAID controller. It looks like 3Ware only makes ATA

Re: [PERFORM] suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 +PostgreSQL 8.1

2006-07-06 Thread Paul Khavkine
Take a look at: http://www.icp-vortex.com/english/index_e.htm They have always made good RAID controllers. Cheers Paul On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 11:10 -0700, Kenji Morishige wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion Mark, though the server chassis I am trying to > utilize already has 4 10,000 RPM SCSI

Re: [PERFORM] suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 +

2006-07-06 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 13:10, Kenji Morishige wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion Mark, though the server chassis I am trying to > utilize already has 4 10,000 RPM SCSI drives with SCA interfaces. Ideally I > would like to use the existing drives and chassis and find another SCSI RAID > controller.

Re: [PERFORM] suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 + PostgreSQL 8.1

2006-07-06 Thread Kenji Morishige
Thanks for the suggestion Mark, though the server chassis I am trying to utilize already has 4 10,000 RPM SCSI drives with SCA interfaces. Ideally I would like to use the existing drives and chassis and find another SCSI RAID controller. It looks like 3Ware only makes ATA controllers. -Kenji On

Re: [PERFORM] suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 + PostgreSQL

2006-07-05 Thread Mark Kirkwood
Kenji Morishige wrote: I am currently running FreeBSD 4.11 (due to IT requirements for now) and Adaptec's 2200S RAID controller running in RAID5. I was advised in the past that the 2200S is actually a poor performing controller and obviously the RAID5 is less than ideal for databases. I chose t

[PERFORM] suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 + PostgreSQL 8.1

2006-07-05 Thread Kenji Morishige
I am currently running FreeBSD 4.11 (due to IT requirements for now) and Adaptec's 2200S RAID controller running in RAID5. I was advised in the past that the 2200S is actually a poor performing controller and obviously the RAID5 is less than ideal for databases. I chose to run the controller in R