On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:09:48 +0000 (GMT), boisvert.guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> normal!). Now we want to upgrade the server to get better performance.
> I'd like to know if, as a temporary cheap upgrade, software RAID with a
Sil
> 3124 and 2 x Raptor WD740ADFD (74 Gigs with NCQ) in Software RAID 0 would
> bring a significant performance boost. If it is the case, that would
You've already received a few responses about reconfiguring your entire
server, so I'll avoid that route and simply answer your question straight.
"No"
There will not be a "significant" performance boost striping only 2 drives.
The 10K RPM Raptors alone will definitely increase performance, but there
is little/no real advantage striping them together. Getting any
significant performance increase from a RAID array really requires at
*least* 4 drives ... the more the merrier ... although I'll probably catch
some flack from that statement. :-)
A previous poster mentioned increasing your RAM from 1Gb to 2Gb. That was
an excellent idea and should be done in parallel with whatever drive
changes you make.
Regards,
Ken
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