Re: Informix and RAID

That'll teach them not use disks from the same manufacturing batch :-) Colin Bull wrote: > > Db Solution wrote > >>I'm sorry but I think you are wrong. >> >>I repeat for small/medium installations RAID 5 is a OK >>solution. Back in the day I personally used it and was >>satisfied with it. A lot of customers are still using it are >>happy with it. >> > > I think it is more important for a small to medium to have a more reliable intsallation. In the main they have less resource to get them out of the shit. > > A couple of years ago I saw a 9 month old 5 disk RAID 5 system have all the disks fail one after the other within 7 days. They saved '1,000 in hardware costs, but it cost more in consultants fees to get them back working and several days of down time. ( But it was the best database I have ever seen, 20k pubs !!) > > Colin (down at the Old Bull & Bush) Bull > > _______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all known viruses by the MessageLabs Email > Security System. > _______________________________________________________________________ > > sending to informix-list -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #