The Dell PERC controllers have a very strong reputation for terrible performance. If you search the archives of the Dell Linux Power Edge list (dell.com/linux), you will find many, many people who get better performance from software RAID, rather than the hw RAID on the PERC. Having said that, the 3/SC might be one of the better PERC controllers. I would spend and hour or two and benchmark hw vs. sw before I committed to either one.
Thom Dyson Director of Information Services Sybex, Inc. On 9/12/2003 9:55:40 AM, Richard Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The machine is coming from dell, and i have the option of a > PERC 3/SC RAID Controller (32MB) > or software raid. > > does anyone have any experience of this controller? > its an additional £345 for this controller, i'd be interested to know what > people think - my other option is to buy the raid controller separately, > which appeals to me but i wouldnt know what to look for in a raid > controller. > > that raid controller review site sounds like a good idea :) > > Richard. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
