----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Mendoza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 8:50 AM
Subject: [plug] Which is better IDE raid setup?
> Option 1.
>
> IDE 1 = 1 x 40GB
> IDE 2 = 1 x 40GB
>
> Option 2.
>
> IDE 1 = 2 x 20GB
> IDE 2 = 2 X 20GB
> As of now I am more incline to use option OPTION 1 since OPTION 2 does not
> really boost performance since it is an IDE channel. Is this correct?
ide is fast than scsi if there is only one disk attaching to a single cable.
therefore you are correct... but if you have multiple of disks on a single
cable, scsi will outperform ide.
> I heard that the MTTF(MeanTime To Failure) drops the more hard disk you
> install.
thats correct because it distributes the load across all disks which lessen
the load compare to a single disk.
> Although RAID 0 is an all for one deal, lose one drive and kiss
> all your data goodbye.
true but it depends what kind of application do you want to implement to
your raid drive. for example of proxy service, raid 0 will do the job
because the data of http is not important but if you are running a database
application, then either raid 1 or raid 5 is your choice.
fooler.
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