Re: RAID configuration for optimal performance

Posted in 2000

Obnoxio The Clown — Mon, 24 Jan 2000 11:56:59 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: "Ioannis Demetriades" <ioannis@ctl.com.cy> > >Does anyone know what type of RAID is proposed by informix? To be more >precise, is it possible to achieve the same performance as RAID 1+0 >(mirroring + stripping) with RAID 5? Is it true that informix suggests that >we do not use RAID 5? Informix at the moment supports all levels of RAID with equal enthusiasm. The issue with RAID5 (with a good dose of cache) is not performance, but integrity. Don't go with RAID 5. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com