From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Aug 28 21:40:18 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id VAA14242 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:40:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hp.com (hp.com [15.255.152.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id VAA14219 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:40:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srmail.sr.hp.com by hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA272213607; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:40:07 -0700 Received: from hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com by srmail.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA223383606; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:40:06 -0700 Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA252923606; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:40:06 -0700 Message-Id: <199608290440.AA252923606@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: DAT or removable device? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 28 Aug 1996 17:14:14 -1000." <199608290314.RAA08700@pegasus.com> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 21:40:05 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > } * Supposedly, the NCR/Symbios-based cards don't perform well under heavy > } loads, such as when you have three or more disks being accessed > } *simultaneously*. This isn't an issue for most people. > > This appears to be hearsay. No numbers have been presented. That's why I said, "supposedly". I've got an NCR-based controller, and I REALLY like it, but I'd be remiss if I didn't list any possible drawbacks mentioned by the respectable folks here. ;-) Does anyone know of any good SCSI subsystem benchmarking programs (heavy loading of multiple disks, etc.)? -- Darryl Okahata Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the little green men that have been following him all day.