From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
Cc: | "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>, Vivek Khera <vivek(at)khera(dot)org>, "Pgsql-Performance ((E-mail))" <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: [PERFORM] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid |
Date: | 2006-05-11 23:20:27 |
Message-ID: | 200605112320.k4BNKR221040@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
> >> You want an in-depth comparison of how a server disk drive is internally
> >> better than a desktop drive:
> >>
> >> http://www.seagate.com/content/docs/pdf/whitepaper/D2c_More_than_Interface_ATA_vs_SCSI_042003.pdf
> >
> > BTW, someone (Western Digital?) is now offering SATA drives that carry
> > the same MTBF/warranty/what-not as their SCSI drives. I can't remember
> > if they actually claim that it's the same mechanisms just with a
> > different controller on the drive...
>
> Well western digital and Seagate both carry 5 year warranties. Seagate I
> believe does on almost all of there products. WD you have to pick the
> right drive.
That's nice, but it seems similar to my Toshiba laptop drive experience
--- it breaks, we replace it. I would rather not have to replace it. :-)
Let me mention the only drive that has ever failed without warning was a
SCSI Deskstar (deathstar) drive, which was a hybrid because it was a
SCSI drive, but made for consumer use.
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Bruce Momjian http://candle.pha.pa.us
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