> > Avoid sw RAID 5 like the plague! > > > > 2. even hardware RAID5 is to be avoided for write intensive workloads. >
True.. I have one suggestion though... it is very advantageous if you can use a RAID card instead of using the CPU for RAID.. Hard ware Raid is much advised if you are planning a server with high IO.. Many adaptec cards are now having exzcellent support with Linux and other open source operating systems. Regards Raj _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
