> The thing I would ask is would you not be better > with SAS drives? > > Since the comments on Dell, and the highlighted > issues I have been > looking at HP and the the Smart Array P600 > controller with 512 BBWC. > Although I am looking to stick with the 8 internal > disks, rather than > use external ones. > > The HP Smart Array 50 is the external array for SAS > drives. Not > really looked into it much though. Ben, The Smart Array 50 supports a maximum of 10 disks and has a single I/O module, while the Smart Array 30 supports up to 14 disks and can be configured with a dual I/O module. I was under the assumption that SAS runs at the same speed as Ultra320, in which case the Smart Array 30 is a better bet... Thanks for your feedback. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
