Anyone know any good info on Software Raid performance and
requirements of OS 10.2.1?
Finally got a new machine (Damn impressed by delivery speeds from
G-mac. Machines released in US on Tues, had mine here on Fri) and
looking into Striped Raid Array with some extra HD's before i start
to install anything.
I'm gathering the Software raid gives improved HD access times at the
expense of computer cycles? I can only find info on performance of
softraid in OS9 and raid cards so far. I don't do any high level
ripping or audio work though i'm more info graphic design and often
work with very large files. Any recommendations. Assuming the
hardware raid cards would take all the CPU performance loss on
themselves relieving the CPU of that extra strain.
Plan is 2x 120gb on ATA 100 bus Striped Raid Array for the main work drive
2x 40gb on ATA 66 Striped array for the system and temp files and scratch disks
Can 10.2.1 run on a striped array without any problems?
Should the HD's be identical speced? The only 120g i can buy around
is western digital whereas the internal one is IBM brand.
I'm gathering the drives should be as closed speced to each other as
possible to stripe. I cant' get an IBM deskstar here but can get a
120GB westerdigital with 8meg cache.
Any help greatly appreciated or a direction to a page with good info
would also be great.
Have yet to run the machine through its paces which i annoying with
such a good machine just sitting here for now . Need HD sorted as
soon as possible so i can go on an installation mission
Wes
