Three Terabyte

[Andy Harrison]

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On 27-Mar-2003, Brent Wiese wrote message "RE: Three Terabyte"
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> Normally, I'd also agree with this. However, a friend of mine built a NAS
> using the 3ware card and 11 200gb WD drives in a RAID5 config and can
> sustain 85mbit/s *write* (the test was several hours long). I suspect it
> would do even more with a gig-E card.
> 
> Of course, that test would be fairly meaningless when you're doing something
> like a mail spool, but it proves the application should drive the method.

Yes, true.  If capacity is more important, then obviously raid10 isn't the best
choice.

Let me know if that NAS needs a new home.  ;)



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Andy Harrison
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