Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:48:31 -0500
From: Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>
To: Tore Halset <halset@pvv.ntnu.no>
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: dell versus hp
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Tore,

* Tore Halset (halset@pvv.ntnu.no) wrote:
> All of our existing servers are from Dell, but I want to look at some oth=
er=20
> options as well. We are currently looking at rack boxes with 8 internal S=
AS=20
> discs. Two mirrored for OS, Two mirrored for WAL and 4 in raid 10 for the=
=20
> base.

I'm a big HP fan, personally.  Rather than talking about the hardware
for a minute though, I'd suggest you check out what's happening for 8.3.
Here's a pretty good writeup by Greg Smith on it:

http://www.westnet.com/~gsmith/content/postgresql/chkp-bgw-83.htm

Hopefully it'll help w/ whatever hardware you end up going with.

	Enjoy,

		Stephen

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