Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:47:01 -0700 From: Eddie - EAZNet Internet Services <eddie@eaznet.com> To: Phillip Salzman <phill@cobia.gulf.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RAID controllers Message-ID: <379CAD24.9285F233@eaznet.com> References: <Pine.SUN.4.10.9907260948080.626-100000@cobia.gulf.net>
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Phillip, In talking with other SkyCache users, and myself included, it's collective opinion that RAID-5 doesn't help in a Squid Proxy setup. The # of drives and channels has much more of an effect than RAID does. In my opinion, you should probably spend more money on drives and channels than using RAID. my $.02, Eddie Phillip Salzman wrote: > Hello, > > I'm planning on deploying a massive squid cache in combination with > the SkyCache satellite downlink. For this we decided that a RAID-5 > system would be almost completely necessary. > > After looking at the DPT SmartRAID IV controller, we were going to > purchase the PM3334UDW (low voltage differential). Oddly enough, DPT > is no longer offering this controller. They seem to still have the > regular PM3334UW, and the newer SmartRAID V. > > Does anyone know of a place that may still have the PM3334UDW in stock, > or know the current status of the drivers for the SmartRAID V? I'd > really really hate to be forced to install the alternative on the squid > cache, Redtie, because of support reasons. > > Thanks in advance! > > --- > Phillip Salzman > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message -- Eddie Fry eddie@eaznet.com EAZNet Internet Services 220 West 7th Street Safford, AZ 85546 (520) 348-0292 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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