Francisco Reyes wrote:
That is certainly something worth considering... Still I wonder if 2 more spindles will help enough to justify going to RAID 5. My understanding is that RAID10 has simpler computations requirements which is partly what makes it better for lots of random read/write.
you are right. raid5 is definitely not suitable for database activities. it is good for file servers, though. -- Üdvözlettel, Gábriel Ákos -=E-Mail :akos.gabriel@xxxxxxxxxx|Web: http://www.i-logic.hu=- -=Tel/fax:+3612367353 |Mobil:+36209278894 =-
