[mythtv-users] Should I use LVM on this new raid?

[Brian Foddy]

On Monday 24 September 2007, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 11:06:30PM -0500, Brian Foddy wrote:
> > > > These factors lead me to going with just 2 1000GB drives with
> > > > number 3 and maybe 4 sometime in the next few months.  I doubt
> > > > the 2 drives will fail that soon, and even if they do, the data isn't
> > > > that critical right away.
> >
> > I never found the ES.1 series at $100 for 500GB.  But who's quibbling...
>
> I've, for my part, never run across drives called that.  I was ordering
> Barracuda 7200.10's.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra

There are two different variants.  The 7200.10's are the standard consumer
line.  The ES series is the enterprise line.  Designed for more continuous
24x7 operation, and also have a higher tolerance for vibrations introduced
from other drives; placed in a tight enclosure, one drive's activity can cause
the neighboring drive to miss its read/write it was lined up for.

At least that is the theory, otherwise they have nearly the same specs,
life, etc.  I've seen a few reviews that they might be a bit faster, but I
wouldn't hold my breath.

The older 500/750 drives are the 7200.10 / ES.1 lines.  The new
1000GB drives are 7200.11 / ES.2 lines, a whole new generation of
perpendicular drives from Seagate.  The new line is also supposed
to be available in 750 and 500GB sizes, but I couldn't find any in 
the US anyway;  I doubt they will be big sellers.

Besides the ES.1 / ES.2 name, the part numbers end in "NS" vs "AS" for
the 7200.10 / 7200.11 drives.  And usually run a little more expensive.
However the 1000GB drives are so new, I only found a few vendors
that even had them, so it was tough comparing the price difference 
between them.  But when newegg had the ES.2 drives (my preference),
I wasn't complaining.

Until early last week, I though only Hitachi had 1000GB drives even
readily available, I thought the Seagates were still yet to be released,
and I didn't know they were a new generation.

Brian