This is all dependent on the $$$. Mylex AccelRAID is fast, but the ExtremeRAID is
really fast. However there is about a $600 difference. One uses the i960 RISC
Processor the other uses the StrongARM 233. Plus the Extreme can do 64bit PCI. I agree
with David, make sure you have a good interface if the bandwidth is needed, and go
with a Switch not a hub. If you get a Switch with a Module Expansion Port drop in the
Gigabit support and get a Gigabit card as David recommends.
In short I would definatly go with Linux over NT for reliability and speed. As for the
hardware use the savings in OS expense for as much as you can afford.
Regards,
Jon
Jon R. Doyle
Systems Administrator
Document Solutions, Inc.
1611 Telegraph Avenue Ste. 1010
Oakland, Ca. 94612
510-986-0250
>>> David Holl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/30/99 07:20PM >>>
2.2.13 + Samba + software Raid5 happilly powers my university department.
double check you don't have a bottle neck with network connectivity
though. (invest in a few 100bT cards or one of those nifty Intel gigabit
critters they released a linux driver for...)
for serious game development though, you'll still want monster local hard
drives for daily work and save work back to the server at the end of each
programmer's coding session.
On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Mike Mayers wrote:
-How well would Linux 2.2 (.4?) running samba on a mylex AccelRaid 150
-(RAID5)
-compare to an NT server running an Adaptec RaidPortIII solution.
-
-We need a new (inexpensive) file server for handing multiple video game
-production
-teams simultaneously. (It has to serve 98/NT machines).
-
-Thanks,
-
-MTM
-
-Michael T. Mayers
-Programmer
-Osiris Studios, Inc.
-http://www.osirisstudios.com
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