From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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To: | Vivek Khera <vivek(at)khera(dot)org> |
Cc: | "Pgsql-Performance ((((E-mail))))" <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: New hardware thoughts |
Date: | 2006-10-23 21:33:59 |
Message-ID: | 453D3547.30105@commandprompt.com |
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Vivek Khera wrote:
>
> On Oct 23, 2006, at 5:08 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
>>>
>>> They don't randomly change the controllers under the same name. If you
>>> order a PERC4e/Si controller you will get the same controller every
>>> time.
>>
>> Actually Vivek this isn't true. Yes the hardware will likely be the
>> same, but the firmware rev will likely be different and I have seen
>> firmware make an incredible difference for them.
>
> Fair enough... but you don't expect LSI to never update their firmware
> either, I suspect...
True, but I have *never* had to update the firmware of the LSI (which
was my actual point :))
> Like I said, for some configurations they're great! Finding those
> configs is difficult.
Agreed.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
>
>
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