Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:50:35 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> Cc: FreeBSD-Stable <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: RAID5 Message-ID: <20010904105035.C10292@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20010903141721.D10812-100000@topperwein.dyndns.org>; from behanna@zbzoom.net on Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 02:20:56PM -0400 References: <030201c1349b$a0c254b0$2aa8a8c0@melim.com.br> <20010903141721.D10812-100000@topperwein.dyndns.org>
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On Monday, 3 September 2001 at 14:20:56 -0400, Chris BeHanna wrote: > FWIW, I set up a 4-drive RAID-5 volume with an associated > journaling device on Solaris 8 that performs pretty well for home > directories. I wouldn't expect vinum to be any different in that > regard, given sufficient CPU (my Solaris volume is served from a > two-CPU E450, just as a reference point). Interestingly, CPU isn't the performance issue most people (myself once included) assume it is. Even on my original Vinum testbed, a 468/66, CPU usage was barely measurable. That's probably why most hardware RAID controllers use relatively slow CPUs. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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