rlro99_at_hotmail.com (Ralph) wrote in message news:<e2c49cae.0307100259.2acc190d_at_posting.google.com>...
> andkovacs_at_yahoo.com (Andras Kovacs) wrote in message news:<412ebb69.0307090442.5b9236c8_at_posting.google.com>...
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have a very dynamic database here that grows 400Gb per year. At
> > present we have a Compaq DL 380 with 2 Smart Array 5300 controllers
> > (each with 2 channels). We need a better throughput on the Raids. We
> > have to stay with HP-Compaq products for corporate reasons.
> >
> > I was thinking about buying two Smart Array 5304 controllers ( with 4
> > channels each).
> >
> > What other product should we have a look on ?
>
> I have a similar server (not running oracle), using two 5304
> controllers connectined to 56 x 15k drives in raid 1+0. I can copy
> from one card (26 disks attatched) to the other (26 disks also
> atattched) at a breathtaking 80mb/s or about 6mb per spindle for
> sustained writing...
>
> What sort of throughput are you seeing with your setup? I wasn't very
> impressed with mine...
>
> Good luck with these shoddy products.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ralph.
multiple PCI-X buses.
Ultra 320 interfaces on drives/cabinets.
Received on Tue Jul 15 2003 - 23:26:09 CDT
