Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-xfs); Mon, 08 Dec 2003 19:38:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net (sccrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.202.55]) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.10/8.12.9) with SMTP id hB93c2Ta005872 for ; Mon, 8 Dec 2003 19:38:03 -0800 Received: from [192.168.10.75] (c-24-98-62-33.atl.client2.attbi.com[24.98.62.33]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with SMTP id <2003120718553701100qtsoce>; Sun, 7 Dec 2003 18:55:37 +0000 Subject: Re: advice: 3ware+raid+xfs From: Danny Cox To: gbakos@cfa.harvard.edu Cc: XFS Mailing List In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Organization: No Organization at ALL Message-Id: <1070823336.1358.5.camel@pip> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.4 Date: 07 Dec 2003 13:55:36 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-archive-position: 1298 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com Errors-to: linux-xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com X-original-sender: danscox@mindspring.com Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-xfs Content-Length: 794 Lines: 23 Gaspar, On Sun, 2003-12-07 at 12:14, Gaspar Bakos wrote: > I am about to build a system for data reduction, but before I do so, I > thought of posting this in case anyone has useful hints (don't do that!, > or be careful with...) > > It would be a dual xeon mobo + 3ware Escalade card + 4x250Gb (WD) disk, > running most probably RH9.0 and kernel 2.4.22-xfs. I haven't decided yet You really should consider 2.4.23, or at least apply the patch to do_brk() that 2.4.23 fixed. Of course, if this is a stand-alone machine with no other logins, you may not care. Either I'm getting more paranoid in my old age, or the security guys are beginning to rub off on me.... ;-) -- kernel, n.: A part of an operating system that preserves the medieval traditions of sorcery and black art. Danny