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Date:      Wed, 20 Nov 2002 19:35:33 +0200
From:      Alexandr Kovalenko <never@nevermind.kiev.ua>
To:        David Huttleston Jr <dhjr@hddesign.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Designing server: help needed
Message-ID:  <20021120173533.GA32190@nevermind.kiev.ua>
In-Reply-To: <63507.192.168.1.254.1037811617.squirrel@overhill.hddesign.com>
References:  <20021120163827.GA29052@nevermind.kiev.ua> <63507.192.168.1.254.1037811617.squirrel@overhill.hddesign.com>

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Hello, David Huttleston Jr!

On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 11:00:17AM -0600, you wrote:

> SCSI RAID is -much- faster for servers with heavy disk writing
> requirements.  e.g. database submissions.  ATA RAID uses much
> cheaper disks and is usually plenty fast for read-intensive serving.
> e.g. a typical web server.  So it depends on what you expect your
> server to do.
Yeah, I know. I need "success/failuer stories". For first time I
considering ATA RAID, then -- External SCSI RAID solution.

> > I need to assemble server for some memory/disk/CPU-consuming tasks. I've
> > already decided these parts:
> >
> > CPU:		2xP-IV 2GHz
> > RAM:		512Mb
> > Motherboard:	ServerWorks SE7500CW2
> >
> > Now I need to choose storage solution for it. I have two chioces:
> > 	- SCSI RAID;
> > 	- ATA RAID;
> > 	- External ATA/SCSI RAID.
> >
> > I would like to ask you about what SCSI/ATA/External RAIDs are showed
> > good in your practice.

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NEVE-RIPE
Ukrainian FreeBSD User Group
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