Re: [GENERAL] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid
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Msg-id 4460BA8B.7010600@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid  (Steve Atkins <steve@blighty.com>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid  (Steve Atkins <steve@blighty.com>)
Re: Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid  (Vivek Khera <vivek@khera.org>)
List pgsql-performance
>
> Don't buy those drives. That's unrelated to whether you use hardware
> or software RAID.

Sorry that is an extremely misleading statement. SATA RAID is perfectly
acceptable if you have a hardware raid controller with a battery backup
controller.

And dollar for dollar, SCSI will NOT be faster nor have the hard drive
capacity that you will get with SATA.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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