From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 2 10:57:22 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFB0337B42B for ; Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:57:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [206.71.64.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00DFC43F3F for ; Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:57:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.164.197.193] (helo=shire.net) by hobbiton.shire.net with asmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.10) id 19Xlr7-000MzA-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 02 Jul 2003 11:57:21 -0600 Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 00:06:21 -0600 Resent-Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 11:57:16 -0600 Resent-Message-Id: <4D5D9440-AC53-11D7-B3D4-003065A70D30@shire.net> Resent-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-Id: <9E07ECF2-ACB6-11D7-B3D4-003065A70D30@shire.net> Resent-From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.9 required=5.4 tests=BAYES_30,USER_AGENT_APPLEMAIL version=2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) Subject: sata versus ultra160 using 10k enterprise type drives X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 17:57:23 -0000 I currently use an Adaptec 2100S and some Fujitsu 10K U160 drives. I am going to a new server (FBSD5) to run in parallel and eventually replace my FBSD4 server using the adaptec. I am looking at either a highpoint or promise SATA 4 channel raid controller and the 36gb western digital raptor 10K enterprise sata drives (not typical ata/sata type mechanisms). It is much cheaper and the drives have a similar performance and MTBF rating to the normal 10K U160 drives. I was wondering if anyone had any sort of comparison on performance in a raid 1 or a raid 5 (4 drives) type configuration comparing a typical U160 setup to the enterprise level SATA setup. Server use is for web and email serving etc. thanks Chad _______________________________________________ freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"