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Turn on the write caching, makes a *huge* difference, I believe 3ware |
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speciflcally recommend it with or without a BBU. Even on the onboard Intel |
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adapters performs far far better with write-caching on. |
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I've got a couple of servers with Areca cards in, but their either running |
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Windows or just uses it in JBOD mode. RAID performance (in Windows) is |
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excellent. |
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On Wednesday 15 October 2008 23:53:01 kyle.bader@×××××.com wrote: |
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> Go areca, I have a coworker that raves about his. At my shop we have |
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> dozens of systems using 3ware and they have horrible preformance. |
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> ------Original Message------ |
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> From: Pintér Tibor |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> ReplyTo: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Sent: Oct 15, 2008 6:41 AM |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Is an Intel motherboard RAID better or |
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> worse thansoftware RAID? |
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> > If you want to be sure your data is still readable in the event that |
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> > your mobo dies and you can't find a replacement with the same "fake" |
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> > RAID controller, stick with Linux kernel RAID. |
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> ....or buy a 3ware/areca/adaptec card, which is 100% supported. |
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> (but those are heavy bucks) |
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> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile |
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