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Date:      Thu, 1 Jan 2004 13:09:23 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Francisco Reyes <lists@natserv.com>
To:        Scott Mitchell <scott+freebsd@fishballoon.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: What do you use?
Message-ID:  <20040101130752.V65501@zoraida.natserv.net>
In-Reply-To: <20040101114640.GB675@tuatara.fishballoon.org>
References:  <3FF31E4B.1070305@edgefocus.com> <200312311706.25677.jbacon@mcw.edu> <20040101114640.GB675@tuatara.fishballoon.org>

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On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, Scott Mitchell wrote:

> As for RAID, we use Vinum, but only because I inherited a bunch of machines
> with hot-swap SCSI bays and no hardware RAID.  It works well, once you have
> it set up, and I've even managed to swap out failed drives without a reboot
> :-)  I'll definitely investigate the 3ware cards when I need to build a new
> RAID server, though.

But wouldn't a 3ware RAID be slower than an SCSI setup? Unless your
current setup is using old SCSI disks. Also how is the load? Lots of
simultaneous use or just many quick/small access (ie people using
documents/spreadsheets).



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