> What  Raid  level  do  you  have? I understand that high levels turn
> machines very slow with lots of processes running, because they have
> to  write data in different hard disks and in many different ways. I
> also  understand  that  high  levels  are  not  recommended for mail
> servers... correct me if wrong, please

"High" levels is not an accurate restriction. RAID 5 is a disaster for
a  mail  server;  RAID levels 1 and 0+1 (a.k.a. 10) are preferred. The
amount  of  controller  cache  on the RAID card is crucial; we use 128
MB+.

--Sandy


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