chrism at imntv.com wrote: > Feizhou wrote: >> >>>> argh...i missed the raid5 on 3ware part. >>> >>> Ah. No, I am using RAID0 since this is just scratch space for >>> editing large uncompressed video files. >> >> Man a 3ware for RAID0? :D >> >> I cannot wait for port multiplexer support on libsata (or is it >> libata?) in Centos 5. An elcheapo AHCI or whatever SATA controller + >> Linux software raid will own 3ware cards on a price/performance basis :D >> > > An 8-port 9550SX card is only US$500. Why on earth would I mess around > with software RAID when that card is going to make things a plug and > play proposition? It just isn't worth the hassle. Yes, a 3ware card + large case will always be cheaper than trying add external storage via eSATA. I forgot the environment :P As for hassle, I guess it is only a hassle on Linux... > >>> >>> Disks are so cheap and high enough capacity now that I don't even >>> bother with RAID5 anymore. I still don't think (even if I was using >>> RAID5) that I would stray from the "vendor supported" ext3 filesystem. >>> >> Not when you need that fileserver to serve. I'd go with JFS. XFS is >> too risky even if the code was not iffy. ext3 + 3ware RAID5 arrays is >> that bad. IIRC XFS was somewhere like 4-5 times faster than ext3 and >> no, i am not talking about 3ware 75xx/85xx boards. I am talking 3ware >> 95xx boards with onboard RAM. >> _______________________________________________ > > If you need to serve files in an enterprise situation and you *cannot* > afford a $500 RAID card, then I think you've got more pressing issues. :) Er...I was referring to not using ext3 on a 500USD RAID card that it does not gell with.