http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata2-9000.asp Check their data sheet - the cards are BBU ready - all you have to do is order a BBU which you can from here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815999601 Alex. On 1/18/06, Joshua D. Drake <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Obviously, I have done this to improve write performance for the update > > each week. My question is if I install a 3ware or similar card to > > replace my current software RAID 1 configuration, am I going to see a > > very large improvement? If so, what would be a ball park figure? > > Well that entirely depends on what level... > > 1. I would suggest LSI 150-6 not 3ware > > Why? > > Because 3ware does not make a midrange card that has a battery backed > cache :). That is the only reason. 3ware makes good stuff. > > So anyway... LSI150-6 with Battery Backed cache option. Put 6 drives > on it with a RAID 10 array, turn on write cache and you should have > a hauling drive. > > Joshua D. Drake > > > > > > > *Benjamin Arai* > > barai@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:barai@xxxxxxxxxx> > > http://www.benjaminarai.com <http://www.benjaminarai.com/> > > > > > -- > The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. 1.503.667.4564 > PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support > Managed Services, Shared and Dedicated Hosting > Co-Authors: plPHP, plPerlNG - http://www.commandprompt.com/ > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend >
