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Got one of the early integrated ones (Adaptec PERC2SI/PERC2DI?) with no
battery?
I think they quickly realized that write cache was important and the later
ones have battery to allow write cache.

"Captain Obvious" <someone@somewhere.net> wrote in message
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> Am I the only one who has noticed that nearly every time Dell submits
their
> crappy servers for benchmarking to tpc.org or Microsoft for Exchange
testing
> that they have to use a third party RAID controller?
>
> That's right. They use Mylex every time. Can you buy Mylex in your Dell
> server? No.
>
> So the one critical component for all these database system tests is
> basically the RAID controller (everyone uses the same drives), and Dell
> tries to sneak by with third party gear.
>
> This is no surprise to me. I have a Dell server with a $1000 Perc RAID
> controller and 128MB of read/write cache. This is the slowest server I
have.
> It is substantially slower than my 7 year old Proliant 2500 servers with
> Smart2P controllers (and old drives on top of that).
>
> The fact is, Dell KNOWS their RAID controllers are garbage. They are SO
BAD
> that they risk their reputation by using third party products in
benchmarks.
> Let's face it... if their controller was only 10 percent slower, they
> wouldn't risk the humiliation. And they use RAID 0+1 on these tests...
that
> doesn't even require brains. If you really want to laugh yourself to
death,
> configure a Dell server with RAID 5.
>
> Dell is a cheap clone PC company. They don't know jack shit about servers,
> and the pathetic performance of their machines proves it. The only thing
> more pathetic is their server service. "Dude, I think you'll have to call
> Adaptec. We don't make the controller."
>
> For all you IT pros thinking your real smart by saving money on Dell, next
> time spend an extra 25% and you'll realize you now need to buy half as
many
> servers. Real IT pros, know Dell server equipment blows.
>
>
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