Re: Terabytes + database on NT

From: Jim Kennedy <kennedy-family_at_home.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 01:23:44 GMT
Message-ID: <A0zs6.580433$U46.17284033@news1.sttls1.wa.home.com>

Daniel is correct. IDE interface uses a lot of CPU power for IO. SCSI uses a lot less. (different being something like 40 - 50% of CPU vs 3% for a high IO load.
Jim

"Daniel A. Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3AB18D45.B56609FD_at_exesolutions.com...
> > cheap 15 Mb/sec IDE disk * 4 IDE channels will run with 60 Mb/sec speed
> > something wrong in calc?
>
> A lot.
>
> To start with it doesn't work that way.
>
> How many CPUs? What bus speed? etc.
>
> Daniel A. Morgan
>
Received on Fri Mar 16 2001 - 19:23:44 CST