Steve,
> Okay. InCPU-bound servers, use hw RAID. Any hw raids to avoid?
Well, the list of ones which are good is shorter: pretty much LSI and 3Ware
(for SATA). You can suffer with Adaptec if you have to.
> If we went with a single CPU, like Athlon/Opertron64, would CS
> storming go away?
Yes. And then you might be able to use SW Raid. Of course, you may lose
performance in other areas with the 1 processor.
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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco