X-Original-To: pgsql-performance-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D5B59DC99E for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:54:21 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 03173-04 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:54:20 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.1.72]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D1E19DC9A9 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:54:18 -0400 (AST) Received: from panix2.panix.com (panix2.panix.com [166.84.1.2]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EF8E58A5B; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:54:18 -0500 (EST) Received: (from adler@localhost) by panix2.panix.com (8.11.6p3/8.8.8/PanixN1.1) id k0IIsIT22165; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:54:18 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:54:16 -0500 From: Michael Adler To: Charles Sprickman Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: SAN/NAS options Message-ID: <20060118185415.GF24298@pobox.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-PGP-Key-ID: 0xFA0F8E88 X-PGP-Key-Fingerprint: B40D 7C75 C44A 443D 8216 29B8 4B82 2C04 FA0F 8E88 X-PGP-Key-URL: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i X-Hashcash: 1:20:060118:pgsql-performance@postgresql.org::R23mAXoorMHxEqxS:00000 0000000000000000000000007zTy X-Hashcash: 1:20:060118:spork@bway.net::P19PIl8SFqe1dNOn:0001h5X X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.08 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.080] X-Spam-Score: 0.08 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200601/305 X-Sequence-Number: 16783 On Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 09:37:01PM -0500, Charles Sprickman wrote: > Following up to myself again... > > On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Charles Sprickman wrote: > > >Hello all, > > > >Supermicro 1U w/SCA backplane and 4 bays > >2x2.8 GHz Xeons > >Adaptec 2015S "zero channel" RAID card > > I don't want to throw away the four machines like that that we have. I do > want to throw away the ZCR cards... :) If I ditch those I still have a 1U > box with a U320 scsi plug on the back. > > I'm vaguely considering pairing these two devices: > > http://www.areca.us/products/html/products.htm > > That's an Areca 16 channel SATA II (I haven't even read up on what's new > in SATA II) RAID controller with an optional U320 SCSI daughter card to > connect to the host(s). > > http://www.chenbro.com.tw/Chenbro_Special/RM321.php Not sure how significant, but the RM321 backplane claims to support SATA 150 (aka SATA I) only. -Mike