On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 16:29, Neil Conway wrote: > Suchandra Thapa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I was thinking using about using a raid 1+0 array to hold the > > database but since I can use different array types, would it be > > better to use 1+0 for the wal logs and a raid 5 for the database? > > It has been recommended on this list that getting a RAID controller > with a battery-backed cache is pretty essential to getting good > performance. Search the list archives for lots more discussion about > RAID configurations.
The server is already using a raid controller with battery backed ram and the cache set to write back (the server is on a ups so power failures shouldn't cause problems). I'll look at the list archives for RAID information. -- Suchandra Thapa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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