> The thing I would ask is would you not be better
> with SAS drives?
>
> Since the comments on Dell, and the highlighted
> issues I have been
> looking at HP and the the Smart Array P600
> controller with 512 BBWC.
> Although I am looking to stick with the 8 internal
> disks, rather than
>
Hello,
I'm working out specs for a new database server to be
purchased for our organization. The applications the
server will handle are mainly related to network
operations (monitoring, logging, statistical/trend
reports, etc.). Disk I/O will be especially high with
relation to processing netwo
