[NTLUG:Discuss] Dell Server with PERC RAID

[David Brown]

I have two Dell servers running raid 5.  (PowerEdge 4400 and 1500SC) 
Although nether are running Linux. :( 

Mine are running in a basic configuration and I haven't had any problems 
with them.  (the 4400 for 3 years now)

As for your reluctance to use Dell.  I completely agree about there 
desktops, but I have 3 Dell servers and they are my first choice for 
Intel base servers. (without factor installed OS of course) 

Of course this is just my opinion.  :)  I'm not sure what would be 
causing your machine to slow down.  Are you sure it's the raid that is 
causing  the slowdown?

Dave

Stuart Johnston wrote:

> I posted a question a while back asking for recommendations on 
> inexpensive servers for Linux.  The most popular suggestion seemed to 
> be Dell.  I'm trying to overcome my reluctance to use Dell due to past 
> negative experience with their desktops (-understatement-) and we now 
> have two refurb Dell PowerEdge 2450s - Dual P3 700, PERC3/Si - RAID 
> U160 SCSI, 2GB RAM.
>
> So far, it seems pretty good.  It sometimes seems a little slower than 
> I had expected though, particularly the disk access.  It has 4 SCSI 
> disks running RAID 5.  At times, it seems slower than our development 
> machine which has a single IDE drive.  This is basically my first 
> experience setting up a RAID system so I may be missing something simple.
>
> Does anyone have experience with Dell PERC controllers that could give 
> me some advice?
>
> Thanks,
> Stuart Johnston
>
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