Hey guys...
I wanted to post a techie question for fellow server geeks.
I am designing a Active Directory infrastructure and I am requesting a certain RAID design based on Microsoft Best Practices.
My question is:
Even if two separate arrays (RAID 1) are on the same controller on the same channel, doesn't performance improve if one array is doing mostly write operations and the other doing mostly read operations?
Just wondering... perhaps you can find a reputable article that can back up my argument?
Not a big deal, I think the guy that is disputing me is just trying to prove that his "member" is larger than mine. While that may be the case, it is possible (and likely) that his is as insignificant as my own. LOL Did I say that out loud? hehe...
-Jdogg
P.S. - Here is an excerpt from the Microsoft document that details requirements for the 2003 AD disk recommendations:
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Operating system files Read and write operations RAID 1
Active Directory log files Mostly write operations RAID 1
AD database & SYSVOL share Mostly read operations RAID 1 or RAID 0+1
