raid stripe size vs performance

Dave Stevens geek at uniserve.com
Wed Aug 26 23:19:40 UTC 2009


> Which is fine for read-only use, while it may hurt your write. Also note
> that many controllers use the term "raid-10" when they really mean "raid
> 1+0" which isn't the same at all as Linux software raid-10.

That's news to me Bill, and I'm thinking of setting up a F11 raid 10 system. 
Can you refer me to a source for your statement?

Thanks,

Dave

>
> > As always, "large" and "small" file sizes are subjective terms and
> > there is no substitute for benchmarking your own particular case - and
> > this is a hotly contested subject among Storage gurus!
>
> Hell, people can't even agree on what the terms mean, in some cases.
>
> --
> Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
>    "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
> the machinations of the wicked."  - from Slashdot



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