On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 05:50 , leam <leam@xxxxxxxxx> sent: >Xose Vazquez Perez wrote: >> Jesse Keating wrote: > >(snip lots of RAID stuff and opinions) > >Requesting clarifications. There seems to be several opinions based on >different questions. I'm very interested in the topic, but if you more >knowledgeable types could work through the confusion it would help. > >1. The topic seems to be hardware RAID solutions. Software RAID has its >place, but not on this topic. Maybe a performance test later? > >2. There seems to be different levels of board; for example the 100MHz >small system and the high-end boards that can handle up to 16 drives. >Can you address recommendations on *both* ends of the spectrum? Are >there eother product catagories? > >3. Please support statements of opinion with evidence of fact. "You are >wrong." is an opinion. "3ware boards did not have a fast chipset until >the 7xxx series." is a more factual statement. "I run 3ware boards with >16 disks in a production environment" is a statement of fact. What >conclusions we draw from that are opinions. :) > I did some research last night on the promise sx6000 v. the 3ware. Everything leans towards the 3ware being more stable and better performance. In addition, it _seemed_ that linux drivers were an afetr thought for promise. Now there is still some ambiquity about the sx6000 not being fully hardware raid. I am under the assumption that it is, if someone can clarify this a bit more I would be grateful > >For those of us new to some of these things, what sort of enclosure >would you use for a larger (4-8-16) disk set? I am planning on getting a 9-bay-5.25 case, enlight has a nice one for about $140.00 > >ciao! > ------------------------------------------- Chris McKeever If you want to reply directly to me, please use cgmckeever--at--prupref---dot---com http://www.prupref.com ---- Prudential Preferred Properties www.prupref.com
