Re: SCSI vs SATA

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: mark(at)mark(dot)mielke(dot)cc, Andreas Kostyrka <andreas(at)kostyrka(dot)org>, "jason(at)ohloh(dot)net" <jason(at)ohloh(dot)net>, Geoff Tolley <geoff(at)polimetrix(dot)com>, pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SCSI vs SATA
Date: 2007-04-04 20:32:09
Message-ID: 46140B49.3060205@commandprompt.com
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> mark(at)mark(dot)mielke(dot)cc wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 04, 2007 at 08:50:44AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>>> difference. OTOH, the SCSI discs were way less reliable than the SATA
>>>> discs, that might have been bad luck.
>>> Probably bad luck. I find that SCSI is very reliable, but I don't find
>>> it any more reliable than SATA. That is assuming correct ventilation etc...
>> Perhaps a basic question - but why does the interface matter? :-)
>>
>> I find the subject interesting to read about - but I am having trouble
>> understanding why SATAII is technically superior or inferior to SCSI as
>> an interface, in any place that counts.
>
> You should probably read this to learn the difference between desktop
> and enterprise-level drives:
>
> http://www.seagate.com/content/docs/pdf/whitepaper/D2c_More_than_Interface_ATA_vs_SCSI_042003.pdf

Problem is :), you can purchase SATA Enterprise Drives.

Joshua D. Drake

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