David Mathog wrote: > We'll probably go with midrange Ultra320 SCSI internal disks again > (10K 74Gb drives from Maxtor or Seagate) since the high end SATA > drives cost nearly as much for the same capacity.
> 4 x 74 Gb disks Ultra320 (or make an argument for a particular SATA) Have you considered SAS? I don't know what is the performance of the controllers actually available today, but in theory, since each disk has its own channel SAS could be faster than SCSI. best regards, Alan -- Centro di Ricerca, Sviluppo e Studi Superiori in Sardegna Center for Advanced Studies, Research, and Development in Sardinia Postal Address: | Physical Address for FedEx, UPS, DHL: --------------- | ------------------------------------- Alan Scheinine | Alan Scheinine c/o CRS4 | c/o CRS4 C.P. n. 25 | Loc. Pixina Manna Edificio 1 09010 Pula (Cagliari), Italy | 09010 Pula (Cagliari), Italy Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 070 9250 238 [+39 070 9250 238] Fax: 070 9250 216 or 220 [+39 070 9250 216 or +39 070 9250 220] Operator at reception: 070 9250 1 [+39 070 9250 1] Mobile phone: 347 7990472 [+39 347 7990472] _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
