raid 1 - Dotable

ethan · 23rd February 2006, 01:12 PM

I see you have raid 1 on your servers. Is it software or hardware? how about its performance compared to single disk?

Aussie Bob · 23rd February 2006, 01:24 PM

Hi Ethan

Hardware raid with the 3 sata drives in a Raid 1 config.

Performance yes is improved over reading and writing from a single disk, and there's the peace in knowing that if a single drive fails, the server can still function. Drives 1 and 2 are mirrored and drive 3 is a backup of drive 1.

ethan · 23rd February 2006, 09:07 PM

I have assumed the same speed in writing between raid1 and single disk, but you are saying raid 1 has better performance? Is there any difference between software and hardware raid?

Aussie Bob · 23rd February 2006, 10:20 PM

I've always thought raid1 gave a bit of a lift in the reading and writing speeds etc. These SATA drives are great for that, over standard drives.

Hardware raid is superior, imo, but I imagine there would be some who would disagree with that. Each to his own.

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Aussie Bob Dotable Founder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Land down under Posts: 4,068	Hi Ethan Hardware raid with the 3 sata drives in a Raid 1 config. Performance yes is improved over reading and writing from a single disk, and there's the peace in knowing that if a single drive fails, the server can still function. Drives 1 and 2 are mirrored and drive 3 is a backup of drive 1. __________________ Please review Dotable at the following review sites - HostJury.com \| WebHostingStuff.com

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Aussie Bob Dotable Founder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Land down under Posts: 4,068	I've always thought raid1 gave a bit of a lift in the reading and writing speeds etc. These SATA drives are great for that, over standard drives. Hardware raid is superior, imo, but I imagine there would be some who would disagree with that. Each to his own. __________________ Please review Dotable at the following review sites - HostJury.com \| WebHostingStuff.com

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23rd February 2006, 09:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
ethan Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 32	I have assumed the same speed in writing between raid1 and single disk, but you are saying raid 1 has better performance? Is there any difference between software and hardware raid?