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Posted by SpamTrapSeeSig on 10/11/05 13:56
In article <dig0hn$6v5$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>, Pat Horridge
<pat@remove-spam.vet.co.uk> writes
>Will look at storage carefully.
>Our DS has SCSI 24way stripes and is very fast.
>Our Adrenaline HD currently has an 8 way SATA stripe which gives good
>through put but can be flakey.
That's pretty much what I'd expect. SATA is a cost-reducing technology
not a performance-driven one, unlike Wide Ultra-3 SCSI and FC.
Wide Ultra-3 SCSI will give you the best performance, as long as you
stick to 2 devices per bus, max., keep cables short, don't use *any*
t-junctions or removable caddies as these will have a big impact on
performance (but SCA disks are OK, as the connector is designed for the
purpose). If you are offered anything other than a big-mane branded
array, look carefully at the mechanical design and data cable layouts
inside.
Fibre is potentially better, but probably an order of magnitude more
expensive.
Regards,
Simonm.
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