> Obviously, I have done this to improve write performance for the update
> each week. My question is if I install a 3ware or similar card to
> replace my current software RAID 1 configuration, am I going to see a
> very large improvement? If so, what would be a ball park figure?
Well that entirely depends on what level...
1. I would suggest LSI 150-6 not 3ware
Why?
Because 3ware does not make a midrange card that has a battery backed
cache :). That is the only reason. 3ware makes good stuff.
So anyway... LSI150-6 with Battery Backed cache option. Put 6 drives
on it with a RAID 10 array, turn on write cache and you should have
a hauling drive.
Joshua D. Drake
>
> *Benjamin Arai*
> barai@cs.ucr.edu <mailto:barai@cs.ucr.edu>
> http://www.benjaminarai.com <http://www.benjaminarai.com/>
>
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