| From: | Glyn Astill <glynastill(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk> |
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| To: | Matt Burke <mattblists(at)icritical(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Scott Carey <scott(at)richrelevance(dot)com>, "pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: suggestions for postgresql setup on Dell 2950 , PERC6i controller |
| Date: | 2009-02-06 14:34:50 |
| Message-ID: | 333285.85995.qm@web23605.mail.ird.yahoo.com |
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--- On Fri, 6/2/09, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> Stupid question, but why do people bother with the Perc
> line of cards if
> the LSI brand is better? It seems the headache of trying
> to get the
> Perc cards to perform is not worth any money saved.
I think in most cases the dell cards actually cost more, people end up stuck with them because they come bundled with their servers - they find out too late that they've got a lemon.
Up until recently those in charge of buying hardware where I work insisted everything be supplied from dell. Fortunately that policy is no more; I have enough paperweights.
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