Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 12:02:15 +0200 (SAST) From: Peter Lockhart <peter@key.co.za> To: isp@freebsd.org Cc: Andre Bruton <andre@key.co.za> Subject: Supported host RAID cards. Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.04.10002181039570.7336-100000@tigger.key.co.za>
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I am looking for a not-too-pricey RAID solution for a new server I am building. I will be running RAID0+1, but would like some advice on what SCSI RAID host adapter card to buy. I had my eye on the Adaptec AAA-131, but according to 4.0's RELNOTES it isnt supported. Mylex' AcceleRAID cards look good too , but no word of support in said RELNOTES. http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/raid/ was rather helpful too, but it all seems to point to DPT controllers. The only mention of RAID in the handbook (http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-hw.html) refers to DPT too. Judging by LINT's options, DPT seems the way to go too. Choice by default seems to be the DPT PM3334 series cards. (http://www.dpt.com/products/pm3334uw.html - described as "previous generation" on DPT's page - are we losing out on much here ? I see a 20MHz processor as opposed to Mylex's 66MHz, is this of real importance ?). What is the performance and reliability of these DPT's like ? The other option would be a SCSI-SCSI based system, but I'd like to keep the config as simple (and inexpensive) as possible :) Advice please :) Cheers Peter Lockhart Key Web Services http://key.co.za | peter@key.co.za To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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