On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 4:51 PM, john <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have come to the conclusion that my single 7k sata disk is too slow to serve > 25 plus LTSP thin clients. I see high disk writes accompanied by high > CPU wait time. > > My mobo supports SAS. I am wondering what the optimal disk setup is > with regard to speed. Can I get > away with a single 10-15K SAS drive or should I be looking to setup > raid 5, 6, or 10? How about > two disks, a sata for the OS and a fast SAS for /home/ /tmp ? > > I'd appreciate some advice!
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