autodestruct
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- Aug 14, 2002
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I read an article, I think over at StorageReview.com, that indicated the same. Using both channels of an IDE port (master and slave) didn't significantly affect the throughput. BUT, when using RAID 5, you'll be SOL if a single channel goes. If either a master or slave drive goes, both drives on that port get knocked out, bringing down your RAID-5 array. So much for redundancy.
I bought a Promise SX4000 last year. Had an XOR engine, plus a DIMM slot for cache, and 4 independent IDE channels. Unfortunately, they don't have Redhat 8.0 drivers yet, so its sitting collecting dust, along with the 200GB drives I bought for it.... Come on, Promise! Get your act together!
I bought a Promise SX4000 last year. Had an XOR engine, plus a DIMM slot for cache, and 4 independent IDE channels. Unfortunately, they don't have Redhat 8.0 drivers yet, so its sitting collecting dust, along with the 200GB drives I bought for it.... Come on, Promise! Get your act together!