RE: Raid0 vs Linear vs Multiple Cache Dirs

[Nottingham, Mark (Australia)]

Personally, I use multiple cache dirs; that way, if a disk fails, the other
ones are still online and cached (assuming you're using Squid 2.x). Mirror
is a waste of disk for caches, and linear makes the benefits above
disappear. 

I even would make an argument against HW RAID; although I haven't tested
well, it would take a lot to convince me that RAID does better than Squid,
which knows a lot more about the makeup of the data, and can evenly spread
it across multiple disks.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 4:26 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Raid0 vs Linear vs Multiple Cache Dirs
> 
> 
> Simple question, hard answer:
> 1 System.  128 MB RAM  3 x 1 Gig Drives (independant controllers)
> Which is best for performance?  SW-Raid0, SW-Linear, or simply 3 
> cache-dirs?  Thanks!
> 
> Stephen Anderson
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>