> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Marlowe [mailto:smarlowe@g2switchworks.com]
> Sent: 14 June 2006 20:52
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: Joshua D. Drake; steve.poe@gmail.com;
> pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
> Subject: RE: [PERFORM] Which processor runs better for Postgresql?
>
>
> Yeah, We've got a mix of 2650 and 2850s, and our 2850s have been rock
> solid stable, unlike the 2650s. I was actually kinda surprised to see
> how many people have problems with the 2850s.
>
> Apparently, the 2850 mobos have a built in RAID that's pretty stable
> (it's got a PERC number I can't remembeR), but ordering them
> with an add
> on Perc RAID controller appears to make them somewhat
> unstable as well.
That might be it - we always chose the onboard PERC because it has twice
the cache of the other options.
Regards, Dave.