SSD RAID

[Matt_98]

I'm looking into creating a 6 SSD raid array is there any specs that I should look out for when choosing my ssd's?

[Electronics Wizardy]

WHY?

 

don't run a big raid array of ssds.

[Matt_98]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

WHY?

 

don't run a big raid array of ssds.

 

why not?

[Quadcom]

@Electronics Wizardy ROFL - 

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Matt_98 said:

why not?

unreliable, large overhead, I don't see a reason to.

 

What are you using it for?

[Matt_98]

Just now, Quadcom said:

@Electronics Wizardy ROFL - 

 

 

yea mine won't be that big

[Matt_98]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

unreliable, large overhead, I don't see a reason to.

 

What are you using it for?

 

for storing active VHD's on my server

[Quadcom]

I have a 4 disk Samsung 850 raid for my main editing storage. But because it's R0, I mirror the content to the NAS box. It's purely for speed.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Matt_98 said:

for storing active VHD's on my server

full server specs?

 

Your much better off with a single pcie ssd.

[Matt_98]

Just now, Quadcom said:

I have a 4 disk Samsung 850 raid for my main editing storage. But because it's R0, I mirror the content to the NAS box. It's purely for speed.

fast is it?

[Matt_98]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

full server specs?

 

Your much better off with a single pcie ssd.

 

2 intel Xeon 5620 quad cores with hyperthreading

undecided on motherboard

96gb ddr3 ecc

[Matt_98]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

full server specs?

 

Your much better off with a single pcie ssd.

 

I want the redundancy of raid 5 tho

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Matt_98 said:

2 intel Xeon 5620 quad cores with hyperthreading

undecided on motherboard

96gb ddr3 ecc

Id get a dell r710 and don't go diy

 

ALso get athe 6 cores if you using cpu at all.

 

Id get a pcie ssd(you can run raid in software with linux on windows server). You can use the hardware raid card(like the h700) to run sata ssds.

 

If you uisng 6 ssds, run raid 10 or raid 5 atleast.

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Matt_98 said:

I want the redundancy of raid 5 tho

single pcie ssd would still be better.

 

Id stay away from 5 for vm's as it kills you iops, Id go raid 10 for vm's

[Matt_98]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

single pcie ssd would still be better.

 

Id stay away from 5 for vm's as it kills you iops, Id go raid 10 for vm's

 

fair enough ill look at raid 10

[Quadcom]

Since I work with large PSD and video files, I'm looking to up my cluster size. Windows 7 max's out at 64k on NTFS. I'm looking around for other approaches that might increase it.

[Matt_98]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id get a dell r710 and don't go diy

 

ALso get athe 6 cores if you using cpu at all.

 

Id get a pcie ssd(you can run raid in software with linux on windows server). You can use the hardware raid card(like the h700) to run sata ssds.

 

If you uisng 6 ssds, run raid 10 or raid 5 atleast.

 

 

already got the cpu's and ram, Probably getting a super micro board. I did have an intel mobo but it was DOA