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RAID 5
Name: Brian Date: May 28, 2002 at 11:54:24 Pacific
Comment:
I now have a question? I have a Dell server with raid 5 in it and want to setup a swap file, someone told me which I don't beleive, he want to reserve 1.7 gig on each of the 3 17gig raid units???? I don't think you can do that.
Name: Al Tietz Date: May 28, 2002 at 13:18:14 Pacific
Reply:
I'm not understanding what you are asking... You want to setup a swap file? Who wants to reserve what?
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Response Number 2
Name: Brian Date: May 28, 2002 at 13:39:35 Pacific
Reply:
I found my answer, it's called breaking the raid...
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Response Number 3
Name: Curt R Date: May 28, 2002 at 20:59:06 Pacific
Reply:
Actually Brian....if I'm not mistaken, you don't want to use a RAID 5 for the swapfile. It has to do with the parity. From what I've been taught, and read, for maximum swapfile performance you want to use a RAID 0. Maybe that's what your friend was telling you to do, reserve a portion of each of the disk to create a RAID 0 with to put the swapfile on. Breaking a RAID 5 to reserve portions of each disk for the swapfile just makes no sense all by itself.
Either way, I highly recommend you go to microsofts web site and do a little research there before you go messing with your RAID.
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Response Number 4
Name: Brian Date: May 29, 2002 at 03:25:58 Pacific
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