Re: Speed of raw IO vs Linux cooked files

>>> Hans <hans@tusc.com.au> 06/16/99 12:37am >>> >I would beg to disagree. > >I have multiple clients running NT as the prefered database server. I = have not had >one of them crash or hang to date. > >Tle largest site has a 40 GB database and has been happily up and running = for six >months. > >To be fair, all thesse servers run are IDS and the servers side components= of our >application. [cutting] If you can get NT stable, which means IMHO that you need to run it on = decent kit, then it's fine. My main problem, however, is if you add = something either hardware/software, and it can be something really trivial = like another SCSI card, you can't guarentee the stability will remain. It's the lack of robustness to change that keeps me off NT Paul Watson WF Software Ltd Tel +44 1436 674729 Fax +44 1436 678729 www.wfsoftware.co.uk ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************