From: Mark Watts <mrwatts@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, Jul 31, 2004 at 05:42:38PM +0100 > > > This doesn't change the fact that if you need to do a lot of random writes > > and you need to do it quickly, avoid RAID5:ing large number of drives. > > So why are scsi raid-5 systems so much better? compared to other scsi raid-arrays, they are not 'better' for small random writes. If they are better than ide, it's probably because of the smaller access times for 15k rpm drives. Jurriaan -- It has a name, among the Voyani. Lumina Arden. The light that burns. You will feel its fire, Serra Diora. Michelle West - The Broken Crown Debian (Unstable) GNU/Linux 2.6.8-rc2-mm1 2x6078 bogomips load 0.72 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
