From: email builder Subject: Re: OT: RAID perf doldrums: advice/recommendations? Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:22:38 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20051028222238.92185.qmail@web51914.mail.yahoo.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1EVccX-0002i8-TR for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:22:45 -0700 Received: from web51914.mail.yahoo.com ([206.190.48.77]) by mail.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.44) id 1EVccW-0000v7-IC for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:22:45 -0700 To: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net In-Reply-To: Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: > If you stay with RAID5, get something with a battery backed write cache= .=20 > That will make a huge difference in RAID5 performance. Really? I was under the impression that this was just a safety precautio= n or similar... it is called a "backup" after all. :) How exactly does it increase performance? =20 (And, yes, I have seen this mentioned in many places, so this would be a criteria for our next purchase. :) ) =09 =09 __________________________________=20 Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005=20 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs