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joel garry wrote:
> On Nov 15, 3:54 am, Bill <edi..._at_newpaltz.edu> wrote:
>
>>Maybe too broad a question. >>Is RAID 10 pretty much now the rule of thumb? >> >>Hope things are going well, >>Bill
Yeah that's what we're doing now (actually the entire thing is RAID 10 but probably shouldn't be as it uses quite a bit of space and it isn't write intensive.
>
> Is http://www.baarf.com/ out of date? Perhaps, more modern 5's have
> pretty big buffer hardware. But http://storagemojo.com/?p=383
>
Thanks!!! (= =(8
> Since it probably isn't clear, I think RAID10 is far superior for what
> Oracle does.
You mean as in overkill?
But that isn't the subject. What is most widely used is
> what is most widely sold, and that isn't necessarily based on
> technical superiority or proper requirements analysis. It's based on
> money and somewhat on hype. RAID5 is, simply, cheaper - and isn't
> that what the I in RAID is?
Thanks!!! Time and thoughts much appreciated.
B
>
> jg
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Received on Fri Nov 16 2007 - 06:10:11 CST
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