From owner-freebsd-database@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 29 20:26:13 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-database@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D155106566B for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:26:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from list@sprymed.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f54.google.com (mail-bw0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5DB88FC16 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:26:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkbzs8 with SMTP id zs8so13187122bkb.13 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:26:11 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.154.7 with SMTP id m7mr52063956bkw.71.1322598371215; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:26:11 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.15.75 with HTTP; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:26:11 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:26:11 -0500 Message-ID: From: "list, mailing" To: freebsd-database@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: MySQL on RAID 1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-database@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Database use and development under FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:26:13 -0000 I'm setting up a HW RAID 1 mirror setup with two 500 GB Drives. How much slower will MySQL run? (Installing whole OS on the RAID) Not noticeable or very slow? Also if a drive fails will I simply be able to shutdown drop in a new drive boot up. Having MBR working fine and auto build RAID on new drive? -- Ben Adams http://www.SpryMed.com/