In article <8alaUAAlvcV1EwjU_at_pbrewer.demon.co.uk>, Paul Brewer <paulb_at_pbrewer.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Striping the main data and index files
>via the NT Disk Admin tool across 3 drives each gave nearly a 300%
>improvement. Hardware stripping would probably be even faster.
>
Hardware striping is *definitely* faster. There is a ton of overhead
in an already overloaded OS. Inexpensive RAID controllers for
striping are abundantly available. A Mylex FlashPoint UltraWide
controller that does RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 0/1 is US$135
mail order. Adaptec AAA series are about US$190.
Received on Wed May 13 1998 - 11:16:35 CDT
