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Database Server - SCSI/Raptor Question
| Posted by MarkPW, 01-29-2008, 06:24 PM |
| I'm about to purchase a 2nd server to use as a database server. I've been quoted for 2 x SATA II 320GB hdd's in RAID 1 (the same of which I currently use on my single server), but searching around it appears SCSI is the norm for db servers. The problem is, my host does not offer these as a standard/upgrade option and they would need to be specially ordered (along with RAID card), which is expensive.
The fastest disks they offer are 150GB SATA 10K Raptors. My question is, would these be sufficient (compared to SCSI) and do they perform noticeably better than the standard SATA II disks?
Quoted database server specs:
Server = 1 x Dual Core Intel Woodcrest 5130
Memory = 4G RAM
Hard Drive 1 = 320G SATA II Hard Drive
Hard Drive 2 = 320G SATA II Hard Drive
Raid Config = RAID 1 (3 Ware Hardware RAID)
Bandwidth = 3000G Multi-Homed Bandwidth
IP Address = 4 IPs
OS = Centos 4.6 32 bit
Service Monitoring = Ping Monitoring with Email Notification
Server Management = Self-Managed
Control Panel = None
$239 Monthly
Any assistance would be appreciated.
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| Posted by Jeremy, 01-29-2008, 07:20 PM |
| Raptors would preform better vs the normal SATA II drives, even against the SCSI. SAS on the other had is a better comparison.
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| Posted by Jakiao, 01-30-2008, 03:17 PM |
| Hello,
Actually, SCSI will out-perform 10000RPM Raptors. Reason being is that SCSI is full duplex whereas SATA is half-duplex.
I operate some MySQL servers which receive over 1500 writes per second. When we originally used SATA drives on the server, we would experience slow writes at peak time. So we switched out 10000RPM SATA for 10000RPM SCSI, and all of those problems went away. SCSI simply performs better under high load.
Also, go with RAID10 if you can.
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