[CentOS] Re: Intel RAID controller -- ICH7R = FRAID (RAID-5 far worse than MD)
Bryan J. Smith
b.j.smith at ieee.org
Thu Sep 8 18:12:52 UTC 2005
Mark Belanger <mark_belanger at ltx.com> wrote:
> with an Intel Matrix Storage Manager ICH7R RAID Controller
> http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/cs-020663.htm
ICH7R = FRAID
If you use the FRAID-5 on it, expect to slow to old PIO mode
speeds (i.e., 15-20MBps). Yes, FRAID is now attempting to do
RAID-5 -- and it _sucks_ compared to MD RAID-5.
"Fake RAID (FRAID) sucks even more at RAID-5"
http://thebs413.blogspot.com/2005/09/fake-raid-fraid-sucks-even-more-at.html
--
Bryan J. Smith | Sent from Yahoo Mail
mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org | (please excuse any
http://thebs413.blogspot.com/ | missing headers)
More information about the CentOS
mailing list