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Thread: which config. is better ?
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03-05-2012, 10:49 AM #1Newbie
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which config. is better ?
hi
have 2 options :
1. X3550 IBM with 2X146GB SAS
2. X3550 IBM with 2X500GB SATA
purpose is to host multiple websites with whm cpanel
other data of the servers is the same,
and price is the same.
thanks
barnea
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03-05-2012, 11:06 AM #2Disabled
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Obviously the SAS disks would be better, but WHM runs fine on SATA disks and you'll get a lot more data storage for the money.
Are the websites database driven? If so it will be worth going for the SAS anyway
What is more important to you storage space or speed?
Personally i'd say go for the SAS disks.
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03-05-2012, 11:08 AM #3Newbie
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hi
thanks for the answer.
all the websites are with DB.
but since its almost 3 times the space i wonder is SATA that bad ?
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03-05-2012, 11:12 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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How fast are the SAS drives (7.2K, 10K, 15K)?
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03-05-2012, 11:20 AM #5Newbie
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SAS is 15K
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03-05-2012, 11:21 AM #6Disabled
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It depends how many page visits your sites get. If they are high volume i'd definitely go for SAS disks.
Also chances are the SATA ones aren't enterprise hardware - made of cheaper components so may not last as long.
Are you going to be running the disks in RAID?
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03-05-2012, 11:34 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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SATA disks are fine. What are the disk speeds for each of these? That will play a role too.
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03-05-2012, 12:42 PM #8Newbie
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SATA 7200RPM
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03-05-2012, 01:06 PM #9Web Hosting Guru
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I would say, go with SAS ones
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