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On Thu, 03 Oct 2002 18:06:10 +0530, "Shridhar Daithankar"
<shridhar_daithankar@persistent.co.in> wrote:
>Machine 								
>Compaq Proliant Server ML 530								
>"Intel Xeon 2.4 Ghz Processor x 4, "								
>"4 GB RAM, 5 x 72.8 GB SCSI HDD "								
>"RAID 0 (Striping) Hardware Setup, Mandrake Linux 9.0"

Shridhar,

forgive me if I ask what has been said before:  Did you run at 100%
CPU or was IO bandwidth your limit?  And is the answer the same for
all three configurations?

Servus
 Manfred