On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 12:24, Richard Jones wrote: > Hi, i'm on the verge of buying a "MegaRAID SCSI 320-2" raid controller. > I need it to build a db server using 4x ultra320 scsi disks > i'm thinking raid 1+0 but will try with raid5 too and compare > > Does anyone have any experience with this model, good or bad i'd like to > know.. thanks :) > > as seen: > http://uk.azzurri.com/product/product.cgi?productId=188
I don't see anything on that page regarding RAM cache. It's been my experience that RAID 5 needs a *minimum* of 128MB cache to have good performance. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA Why is cyber-crime not being effectively controlled? What is fuelling the rampancy? * Parental apathy & the public education system http://www.linuxsecurity.com/feature_stories/feature_story-150.html ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend