Hi,
I'm going to setup a ProLiant ML350e Gen8 soon with RAID 1+0.
I have the choice between using the internal B120i controller on the board, or using an Adaptec 6805 that I still have lying around (with 512 MB FBWC) or an HP P420 with 1G FBWC.
Does it really make any sense to use an add-in RAID card for a RAID 10 setup - will I see any performance improvements or not ? Theoretically I shouldn't see any because the B120i should be able to handle that with minimal impact on the Xeon CPU ... just want to be sure though. And it would be a shame to put in a dedicated RAID card if there's no speed improvement or other benefit at all.
Thanks.
Bart W.
I'm going to setup a ProLiant ML350e Gen8 soon with RAID 1+0.
I have the choice between using the internal B120i controller on the board, or using an Adaptec 6805 that I still have lying around (with 512 MB FBWC) or an HP P420 with 1G FBWC.
Does it really make any sense to use an add-in RAID card for a RAID 10 setup - will I see any performance improvements or not ? Theoretically I shouldn't see any because the B120i should be able to handle that with minimal impact on the Xeon CPU ... just want to be sure though. And it would be a shame to put in a dedicated RAID card if there's no speed improvement or other benefit at all.
Thanks.
Bart W.