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| Jeffrey K. Ericson 2005-07-15, 11:23 am |
| How does SAN get its performance without using write cache? If it does use
write chace, how is it safer than suing a cacheing controller that would some
with a RAID subsustem such as a Dell Powervault?
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| The host bus adapters that connect your servers to the SAN will typically
have a hefty cache on them, just like in a DAS environment.
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"Jeffrey K. Ericson" wrote:
> How does SAN get its performance without using write cache? If it does use
> write chace, how is it safer than suing a cacheing controller that would some
> with a RAID subsustem such as a Dell Powervault?
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| David Portas 2005-07-17, 8:23 pm |
| Controllers in a SAN do usually implement write-cacheing. Normally a SAN
requires a UPS backup so that writes can be guaranteed in the event of a
power failure.
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David Portas
SQL Server MVP
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