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I still think that striping provides faster data writes. Mirroring will
increase your read ability.
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> On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 08:54:51AM -0600, W. Chris Shank wrote:
>> ok, so i was right - but spelled wrong (unless your into that sort of
>> thing:^)? and because you are writing to 2 disks (half data to each),
>> you increase your effective data writing throughput - right?
>
> Actually, when you stripe data in a RAID configuration, you increase
> your throughput for reading and decrease your total throughput for
> writing. You have two drives working in parallel to read, so it goes
> faster. With writing, you have to wait for both drives to move the
> heads and turn the platters to the correct position, then you have to
> wait for the confirmation. With reading, the drives just send you data
> as fast as they can get it and the OS (if it's software) or the RAID
> card (if it's hardware) puts the bits into the correct order.
>
> --
> Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
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