Re: Informix on RAID-5

Brenda Reed (bmree@lookout.ecte.uswc.uswest.com) wrote: : Michael E Willett wrote: : > <bunch of BS about "RAID7"> Folks, Mr. Willett wrote that "...they..." have ironed out problems with RAID7. He works for "...they...." Before you take any time or make any investment in this so-called "RAID7", I'd advise that you do a diligent search of the literature about this so-called product. Try an altavista search of the WEB and/or USENET looking for RAID7. Earlier this year, I was at a conference in Germany where one of these RAID7 vendors presented a grandiose plan for a "data fortress" or some such malarkey, supposedly a foolproof way to protect your data by striping it acorss multiple machines. They had lots of pretty Powerpoint slides showing how their products made this possible. There was also a very small asterisk on the drawing that led to a footnote: * software to be developed. They also responded to my request for referenceable accounts with a "Buy me a ticket to Australia and I'll take you to see one". The RAID7 folks point to relationships with a lot of the big vendors. Take it with a grain of salt. Check them out with users, if you can. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Lumbley(jlumbley@netcom.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------