On Sat, 2002-06-29 at 02:23, Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Joon Guillen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > Wait, just to be sure: by using the Linux software support, you mean > > simply making do with the existing IDE interfaces built into the > > motherboard, right? > > Well, that gives you two ATA chains. You might want more.
A follow-up question: In this setup, are the 2 disks supposed to be on different "channels" (primary/secondary)? What is recommended? Also, if 1 disk is on the primary, and the other on the secondary, am I still allowed to put in a CDROM drive somewhere there? > Or it might turn out that it's economical to disable the motherboard ATA > support (if it's too slow or has other problems), and add a (non-RAID) > multiple-chain card, or several single-chain cards. One would have to > look around to see what's on the market. I would do this, but only after testing with existing equipment and proving it insufficient. I'd like 3ware, but if there's nothing else, I'd have to make do with other brands and just use software RAID. > My own machines tend to be bandwidth-limited more than I/O-limited, > because they're providing Internet services. Even back when I had them > on a T1 line, that was true. So, I don't spend a lot of time worrying > about optimising their hard drives. I also do not worry about disk speed. Just as long as my RAID system works at least as fast as it would if there isn't any RAID (just 1 disk), I'd be content. In other words, I want to use RAID more for fault tolerance than for performance improvements. And thanks again! -- Joon Guillen ================================ So computers are tools of the Devil? thought Newt. He had no problem believing it. Computers had to be the tools of _somebody_, and he knew for certain that it definitely wasn't him. from "Good Omens", Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
