>> ... mirror ... performance was fine ... >> The RAID5 part was still horribly slow. > > Short version: Your RAID controller stinks. Buy a better one.
Well, R5 performance is not ever going to be as good as R1 (at least in that scenario). Is the P400 really no good? I use some P800's here for R10's under esx and they move nicely. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~