2nd hard disk for MySQL/PostgreSQL database under RedHat 7.2

[jabr at blu.org (John Abreau)]

Ali Taalebi <taalebi at ai.mit.edu> writes:

> I am running RedHat 7.2 on a Compaq DeskPro system which
> currently has a 4 GB hard disk.
> I would like to add a second hard disk, primarily to save some
> database tables under MySQL or PostgreSQL. 
> 
> Your hints and insights on the following issues will be very much
> appreciated:
> 
> 1. Has anyone had any experience regarding Maxtor 40GB, 7200rpm hard disks?
> 
> 2. Is there any hard disk size limit under RedHat 7.2?
> 
> 3. Are there any important issues that I should consider before physically
> installing the 2nd hard disk?
> 
> 4. Any tricky issues regarding formating such second hard disk?

If you're doing this for performance reasons, I'd recommend adding a 
scsi controller and using a scsi disk instead of ide. Of course, that
will cost a bit more, so if performance is less important than price, 
you may as well stick with the ide drives.

I've used Maxtor disks, and they've worked fine in my systems. I've 
used their 80 GB drives, so their 40 GB drives should be fine also.

I recall reading in the Tivo forums about a size limit, I think it was
somewhere around 130 GB, but offhand I'm not sure if that was an ide
limit or a tivo-specific limit.

The only issues that come to mind are the ones concerning ide performance.


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