Re: [tlug] New Custom Server for Linux - Advice Needed

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 18/08/06, scott <scott@example.com> wrote:

> [Matt Gross wrote:]
>
> > *     RAID 5 (Software or Hardware - what do you recommend?)
>
> software raid 5 on 4 SATA drives

I would actually recommend hardware RAID, if you have the yen. I have
heard good things about 3ware[1][2] cards and Linux.

Not that there is anything wrong with software RAID, but why not
offload the RAID from the CPUs if you can?

Cheers,
Josh

[1] http://www.3ware.com/
[2] http://japan.3ware.com/