Subject: Re: RAIDframe raid5?
To: Paul Ripke <stixpjr@ozemail.com.au>
From: Jarkko Teppo <jarkko.teppo@er-grp.com>
List: current-users
Date: 02/21/2003 01:16:02
Paul Ripke said:

> OK. Is anyone out there using RAIDframe RAID5? I'm curious as to the
> configuration of any systems running RAID5:
> - RAM?

384MB, Alpha 21164@333MHz

> - disks? (SCSI, IDE...)

3 * DEC RZ28D 2GB, QLogic 1020 Ultra Wide

> - Stripe unit sizes?

START layout
64 1 1 5

> - filesystem parameters?

/dev/raid0a on /u type ffs (soft dependencies, NFS exported, local,
writes: sync 6 async 88)

> - any relevant sysctl variables?
> - any relevant kernel mods?
>
> For me, kern/20191 is making it nigh useless.
>

I've stressed the drives a *lot* and I haven't seem similar issues.
I'm running 1.6O. I can test more just to check if I can make it crash...

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