sata versus ultra160 using 10k enterprise type drives

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Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone had any sort of comparison on performance in
> a raid 1 or a raid 5 (4 drives) type configuration comparing a typical
> U160 setup to the enterprise level SATA setup.
>
> Server use is for web and email serving etc.
>
> thanks
> Chad
>
I recommend you to check also the ICP Vortex SCSI-RAID controllers. It seems
ICP products - at least U160 - are completely compatible with FreeBSD, by
means of an unique driver.
I have bought a two-channel controller, but I'm far from finishing the
machine which will fit it.

VITTORI