Re: RAID controllers for Postgresql on large setups

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Francisco Reyes <lists(at)stringsutils(dot)com>
Cc: Pgsql performance <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: RAID controllers for Postgresql on large setups
Date: 2008-05-13 04:42:16
Message-ID: 48291C28.80900@commandprompt.com
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Francisco Reyes wrote:
> Joshua D. Drake writes:
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> Any PCI controller you have had good experience with?

I don't have any PCI test data.

> How any other PCI-X/PCI-e controller that you have had good results?

http://www.commandprompt.com/blogs/joshua_drake/2008/04/is_that_performance_i_smell_ext2_vs_ext3_on_50_spindles_testing_for_postgresql/

If you are digging for used see if you can pick up a 64xx series from
HP. A very nice card that can generally be had for reasonable dollars.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Compaq-SMART-ARRAY-6402-CTRL-128MB-SCSI-273915-B21_W0QQitemZ120259020765QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11182QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If you want new, definitely go with the P800.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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