On the same note, anyone know how the performance of the Flashpoint series
cards are? For up to RAID 0+1, at $114 for the single channel wide model
it seems a steal. It's only UW3 (40MB/s) but for a workstation that would
do nicely.
--
Aaron Turner | Either which way, one half dozen or another.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.pobox.com/~aturner/
"There is no worse tyranny than to make a man pay for something he does
not want merely because you think it would be good for him."
-Benjamin Franklin
On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Jon Doyle wrote:
> 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
> -w: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -h: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -
>
>
>
>
