Re: Online 5.0, SCO Open Server 5 and DPT SmartRaid IV

cdr@xteam.co.at (Chris Drauch) writes: >David Williams wrote >} >}In article <01bb9b94$2540f620$0200a8c0@default>, "Ronald E. Major" >}>[snipped] >}>I have looked at a few RAID subsystems and found the DPT SmartRaid IV to >}>be the best for the price. Now I want to know as much about the issues >}>surrounding >}>RAID and Online 5.0 before I commit to any decision. Any thoughts or ideas >}>would be greatly appreciated. >} >} I've heard that you should try to avoid RAID 5 as it has slow write >} performance. There's little other information out there so most >} places use straight mirroring. > >It's very depending on the RAID solution and implementation. Baydel has >a white paper discussing Informix at RAID systems. You can ask or check out: > >+ glenn@baydel.com >+ glenn@gbrack.demon.co.uk >+ http://www.baydel.com/ > >-- >Chris Drauch <cdr@xteam.co.at> ... just speaking for myself ... Also, http://www.storage.com/ http://www.storage.com/informix.html Interestingly, Storage Computer UK headquarters is right around the corner from Baydel in Leatherhead, Surrey. --- Mike Willett