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Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2003
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There are many considerations in choosing a storage array and adapters. The choices include the type of storage arrays being used, including the following options.
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Descriptoin
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Fibre Channel or SCSI
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Fibre Channel allows long glass or copper cables to connect the storage array to the system while providing high bandwidth.
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SCSI provides very high bandwidth but has cable length restrictions.
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HW RAID capabilities
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It is important for the storage controllers to offer HW RAID capabilities. RAID levels 0, 1, and 5 are described in Table 4.
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Maximum storage capacity
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Total storage area.
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Bandwidth at which storage can be accessed which is determined by the number of physical disks in the array, speed of controllers, type of disk (for example, SCSI or Fibre Channel), HW RAID, and adapters used to connect the storage array to system.
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