X-Original-To: pgsql-general-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEFE59FA3A3; Tue, 9 May 2006 15:26:55 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 03884-03; Tue, 9 May 2006 15:26:36 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from projects.commandprompt.com (host-130.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EB0A9F9C9E; Tue, 9 May 2006 15:26:35 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.sprint-hsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by projects.commandprompt.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k49IQVYL023812; Tue, 9 May 2006 11:26:31 -0700 Message-ID: <4460DED4.2090103@commandprompt.com> Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 11:26:28 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" Organization: Command Prompt, Inc. User-Agent: Mail/News 1.5 (X11/20060309) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Steve Atkins CC: PostgreSQL General , "Pgsql-Performance ((E-mail))" Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid References: <473FC220-A52C-4954-81E9-A14ED33164C2@blighty.com> <4460BA8B.7010600@commandprompt.com> <4F853BBA-175C-4B3E-BAF4-AA34B80DF6EF@blighty.com> In-Reply-To: <4F853BBA-175C-4B3E-BAF4-AA34B80DF6EF@blighty.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (projects.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Tue, 09 May 2006 11:26:32 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200605/377 X-Sequence-Number: 95169 > You're not suggesting that a hardware RAID controller will protect > you against drives that lie about sync, are you? Of course not, but which drives lie about sync that are SATA? Or more specifically SATA-II? Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/