Strmtrper6
Limp Gawd
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- Jun 28, 2005
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Alright, here is my situation.
I have four Intel X25-V's hooked up to a PCI-X raid card (Koutech PSA421 w/ Silicon Image sil3124raid chip). I know it isn't but best card but I was on a budget and would like to squeeze whatever performance I can out of this setup.
I am running Windows Server 2003, and shutting it down or rebooting is usually not an option.
I am looking for the best way to align the drives if they were made into a striped set.
Also, am I correct in thinking that I am better off doing a Windows software raid instead of a hardware raid, as the onboard chip really doesn't handle any processing and it would be easier to recover a Windows raid in the event of a controller failure?
Thanks,
Aaron
I have four Intel X25-V's hooked up to a PCI-X raid card (Koutech PSA421 w/ Silicon Image sil3124raid chip). I know it isn't but best card but I was on a budget and would like to squeeze whatever performance I can out of this setup.
I am running Windows Server 2003, and shutting it down or rebooting is usually not an option.
I am looking for the best way to align the drives if they were made into a striped set.
Also, am I correct in thinking that I am better off doing a Windows software raid instead of a hardware raid, as the onboard chip really doesn't handle any processing and it would be easier to recover a Windows raid in the event of a controller failure?
Thanks,
Aaron