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- From: thomson@zarda.macc.wisc.edu (Don Thomson)
- Subject: Recommendations for high disk throughput
- Message-ID: <THOMSON.93Jan22073952@zarda.macc.wisc.edu>
- Sender: news@macc.wisc.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
- Date: 22 Jan 93 07:39:52
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- We are looking at upgrading our campus Usenet News server from a hopelessly
- overburdened DECstation 3100 to a DECstation 5000/240. The biggest bottleneck
- for handling news has been disk access time, so we're looking at options that
- will allow us the highest disk throughput possible to a disk with a capacity
- of at least a gigabyte. I'm looking for advice on an optimal configuration
- for these needs, including:
-
- Choice of disk:
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- RZ26, RZ58, third-party fast disks, RAID storage systems?
-
- Options to speed up access:
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- Prestoserve disk caching, IPI disk interface?
-
- Any and all comments on these and suggestions on other options would be most
- appreciated!
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- ----- Don Thomson ----- MACC, 1210 W. Dayton, Madison, WI 53706 -------------
- (608) 262-0138 thomson@macc.wisc.edu / thomson@wiscmacc.bitnet
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