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From: "J.A. Terranson" <measl@mfn.org>
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Subject: Vinum stripe values table?
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Good Afternoon,

	The values to plug into vinum for stripe size has always been vague,
other than avoiding a power of 2.  Is there any way to calculate an optimal
value?  Or is there a table anywhere?

	Given an 8 drive raid5 array, where each drive is an identical 4096m
drive, where do I start?

	Please not that I am not subscribed - please copy any responses
directly as well as to the list.

Many Thanks!

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J.A. Terranson
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