When configuring your ServeRAID controller, your server application environment helps determine the controller stripe-unit size setting.
Note: You must use the ServeRAID
Manager in Startable-CD mode to change these settings.
Environment | Stripe-unit size |
Groupware | 16 KB |
Transaction processing database | 16 KB |
Decision support database | 16 KB |
Thin client environments | 8 KB |
File server (Microsoft Windows NT®) | 16 KB |
File server (Novell NetWare) | 16 KB |
File server (Other) | 8 KB |
Web server | 8 KB |
Other | Default |
Your application environment can also influence the RAID level you select for your server. You must investigate your application's design, especially its input/output behavior, to make your decision.