Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Software RAID5 with 2.6.0-test | From | Andre Tomt <> | Date | Thu, 09 Oct 2003 02:51:44 +0200 |
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On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 01:44, Måns Rullgård wrote: > When I tried it, I was running 2.6.0-test4. The RAID5 was 4 120 GB > Seagate disks on a Highpoint controller.
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> The other thing that I don't like, is the performance of the RAID > array. The disks individually give ~40 MB/s read speed, but the array > only measures 25 MB/s. I was of the impression, that RAID5 would give > read speeds at least equal to the underlying disks. Is this > incorrect?
Was this a 4 port or 2 port HPT controller? Keep in mind, two disks on the same IDE channel severely degrades performance, *especially* with RAID.
-- Mvh, André Tomt andre@tomt.net
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