>> 4) Use software raid unless you have the money to buy a raid >> controller, in which case here is the ranking of them >> <list of brand/modells> > > Areca and 3ware/Escalade are the two best controllers for the money > out right now. They tend to take turns being the absolute best as > they release new cards. Newer Arecas (the 1680 series) use an > ethernet port for traps and such, so no need for special software that > might be kernel version dependent. > > Both cost about the same for their top of the line cards. > > Make sure you have battery backed cache. While browsing the net I found a server with a raid controller HP Smart Array P400/512MB BBWC Controller How does one know what this is, if it is any good or so? I guess they just stuck their "HP" label onto some other raid controller? I could write HP but I guess that wouldn't help much. And I could also look through the archives for the mailinglist. When I find the time,I'll do so and try to create a wiki page. The problem with this kind of built-in hardware is that it might suck, and then you can't plug in any other hardware in the box. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
