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    Block size settings for a SATA RAID

    Posted by David Smith on November 30, 2005 at 3:28 pm

    Hello All,

    I’m setting up a RAID using (so far) four Hitachi 250gig eSATA drives and a Sonnet eSATA controller. When setting up the drives via software into a RAID, what block size settings would you experts use, considering that the storage will be used for digital video?

    I’ve searched the web, including the Cow forums, and am finding some conflicting information on this topic, so I would greatly appreciate your opinions and experiences.

    Thank you very much for your assistance!

    Regards,
    David

    David Smith replied 20 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Bob Zelin

    December 1, 2005 at 12:02 am

    I believe that huge selects 2k for the block size.

    bob Zelin

  • David Smith

    December 1, 2005 at 3:01 am

    Thanks Bob

  • Jeff Bernstein

    December 1, 2005 at 6:20 am

    Keep in mind that the 2K block size that Huge is unusually, well, huge. Moreover, if you are using Apple Drive Utility, we have performed a bunch of tests with it and found very little difference.

    In general, smaller chunks are better for audio, especially ProTools, which is very sensitive.

    Jeff Bernstein

    Digital Desktop Consulting
    Apple Pro Video VAR
    XSAN Certified

    323-653-7611

  • David Smith

    December 4, 2005 at 2:02 am

    Thank you Jeff, interesting information.

    Regards,
    David

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