[KLUG Hardware] Re: IDE RAID

[Richard Zimmerman]

> Well, since I usually have 40-80GB usable in RAID-1 (or RAID-10), I
> setup all my system partitions on that disk -- /, swap, /tmp, /var,
> /usr, /var/spool, /var/lib, /var/www, /usr/local, etc... (those are the
> typical filesystems I make on a server).  The RAID-5 volume is then
> /home/(servername), /home/cdimages, /home/porn^H^H^H^Hmp3, etc... as I
> like.  ;-P

   Hmmm... Ok...

> It is the _exact_same_product_ as the Promise Ultra 100, except you paid
> $50 more for it.  ;-P

   Well, I guess I got a good deal then! I gave $30 for mine..... So
basically I've got a Ultra 100 controller... That's what your telling me,
right?

> I'll send you my Draft article "Dissecting ATA RAID Options" off-list.
> Anyone else who wants a copy, just let me know (current Draft is 1.9 --
> still a little ways to go until completion).

   Thanks! I've see your private email here but haven't opened it yet.

> When it comes to servers, I/O _throughput_ is _just_as_important_!  I
> love seeing people buy a "cheap" dual-processor with a single memory and
> PCI channel and wonder why their server "hangs" when they are doing a
> lot of disk I/O.  Put dat NIC and disk controller on _separate_ PCI
> busses!

   I'll keep that in mind....

   Thanks for the info...

   Richard


Richard Zimmerman                                     richard@knbpower.com
System Administrator
K&B Transport, Inc.
Elkhart, Indiana                     Advanced SKYWARN weather spotter

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