Recommendations for high disk throughput

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From: Don Thomson
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 07:39

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We are looking at upgrading our campus Usenet News server from a hopelessly
overburdened DECstation 3100 to a DECstation 5000/240.  The biggest bottleneck
for handling news has been disk access time, so we're looking at options that
will allow us the highest disk throughput possible to a disk with a capacity
of at least a gigabyte.  I'm looking for advice on an optimal configuration
for these needs, including:

Choice of disk:

	RZ26, RZ58, third-party fast disks, RAID storage systems?

Options to speed up access:

	Prestoserve disk caching, IPI disk interface?

Any and all comments on these and suggestions on other options would be most
appreciated!
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----- Don Thomson ----- MACC, 1210 W. Dayton, Madison, WI  53706 -------------
    (608) 262-0138      thomson@macc.wisc.edu / thomson@wiscmacc.bitnet

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