Are SATA drives an option? Cheaper than SCSI and you can get 10K RPM SATA drives On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:01:36 -0700, Steve Greenberg <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Using other vendor products I can tell you that a 5400 IDE on a blade is > pretty slow. I am currently using the new IBM blades with SCSI on a project > and there is no perceiveable difference between them and a standard server > using SCSI..... > > > Steve Greenberg > Thin Client Computing > 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd. suite D8453 > Scottsdale, AZ 85262 > (602) 432-8649 > (602) 296-0411 fax > steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > ________________________________ > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Roger Riggins > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 9:01 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: IBM Blade Performance using IDE 5400 rpm drives. > > > > > > Don't use 5400 rpm drives. It probably isn't a bottleneck, but it will feel > less snappy. I'd imagine the access and seeks times on that drive will be > blown away by a 15k scsi. > > > > R > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Glenn Dona > Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 9:49 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] IBM Blade Performance using IDE 5400 rpm drives. > > > > Hello, > > > > Has any body used the IBM Blades with 5400 RPM? Will this > cause the bottle neck if we use it? Should we upgrade the blades to the new > IBM SCSI drives before we commit ourselves in deploying Citrix. > > > > > > Any Replies is much appreciated. > > > > > > Glenn J.C. Dona > > IT PC/Network Manager > > 1809 Walnut St. > > Philadelphia, PA 19103 > > Voice- 215-972-4290 > > Fax- 215-972-4292 > > www.urbn.com > > www.anthropologie.com > > www.freepeople.com > > > > > > > DISCLAIMER: This message contains information which may be confidential > and/or privileged, and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). Any > use, disclosure or copying of this message or any part thereof by any person > other than such addressee(s) is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you > have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return > e-mail and delete the message. Thank you for your cooperation. ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor: RTO Software TScale TScale provides a cost-effective way to improve performance, capacity and stability for thin-client servers like Citrix MetaFrame or Microsoft Terminal Services running Windows NT, 2000 or 2003. http://www.rtosoft.com/enter.asp?id=296 ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thin.net/links.cfm ThinWiki community - Excellent SBC Search Capabilities! http://www.thinwiki.com *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm