Well, I would avoid NAS as it introduces unwanted overhead when accessing the data. As for SAN versus the internal RAID5, I am not sure, I would say benchmark the two and see which comes out better, or wait to see if there is anyone out there that has dealt with both.
Regards, Mike Hillyer www.vbmysql.com > -----Original Message----- > From: SAQIB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: NAS vs SAN for data directory > > > Hello All, > > I am trying to decide which storage I should use for the > "Data Directory". > My application has lots of 'SELECT's (80%) and fewer > UPDATEs/INSERTs(20 %). > > I have the following choices of Data storage > > 1) Xiotech SAN (66 Mhz FCAL) > 2) NAS > 3) Internal SCSI 3 RAID 5 > > Will I achieve any better performance using one storage vs the other > storage? > > In the past (for about 2 years), I have I used SAN with 33Mhz > FCAL, and > the performance has been quite exceptional. And I have encountered no > problems. > > Any suggestions? > Thanks > > Saqib Ali > http://www.xml-dev.com > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
