RE: Storage subsystem for HA server

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I Wasn't, but I suppose it would be fairly useful... - any
recommendations what benchmarking S/W to use?

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Paul Gale
> Sent: 20 February 2007 09:32
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Storage subsystem for HA server
>
> Cool - would be interested to see what data throughput (read and
write)
> you get from the newer 9650 card - are you planning to run any of the
> basic benchmark progs on it (sequential read/write)?
>
> Paul.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> > Of Paul Gordon
> > Sent: 20 February 2007 09:09
> > To: UKHA_D Group
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Storage subsystem for HA server
> >
> > Well, in case anyone's interested, I took the plunge, and have
gone
for
> > the AMCC/3Ware 9650SE, complete with battery backup module.
Attached
to
> > this will be 3 x Western Digital RAID edition 320GB SATA2-300
disks
and
> > these will be housed in a 3-in-2 hot-swap enclosure.
> >
> > The last few parts should be arriving this week, so hopefully
I'll
be
> > able to start assembly next weekend... Naturally, I'll take some
> > pictures if/when I do... :-)
> >
> > Paul G.