Re: RAID & IBM

Posted in 2000

Paul Watson — Thu, 03 Feb 2000 15:28:32 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Use RAID 0 and then mirror at informix level?? Not knowing the cards can you RAID-0 the cards then mirror at the OS? Make sure you put the RAID controllers in the correct slots, there are good combinations and bad combinations when putting cards in these machines Milen Metodiev wrote: > > Hi, > > We've just bought a new IBM H70 with AIX 4.3.3. Additionally, we bought 3 > RAID controllers the same type - PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter > (#2494). This's the only RAID controller, IBM offers now for RISC boxes, by > their words. However, this controller supports RAID 0, 1 and 5, only. So, > we have no Informix's lovely RAID 10. What are your recommendations for an > optimal configuration of our IBM box? > > Thank you in advance! > > Milen -- Paul Watson # WF Software # You are only young once Tel ++44 1436 674729 # But you can be immature for ever Fax ++44 1436 678693 # www.wfsoftware.com/informix #