Re: RAID or JBOD

Posted in 2000

Obnoxio The Clown — Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:22:18 BST — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: malc_p@my-deja.com > >Here's the can, there's the can opener, go and get the worms out of the >can. > >Okey-dokey guys, the $64,000 dollar question: > >450-table, 75Gb IDS7.31 OLTP (insurance) database on HP-UX 10.20 4-way. >Slowing up, parameters more or less tuned to optimum performance, and >we want to modernise our old disk technology to improve speed. > > ************************* > ***** RAID or JBOD? ***** > ************************* > ><fx: runs and dons tin helmet> If you're prepared to put the effort in, JBOD (with mirroring for safety) can give you better performance. Otherwise use RAID10. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.