Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 20:44:35 -0800 (PST) From: Tenebrae <tenebrae_bsd@niceboots.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SATA RAID: Adaptec 1420SA, Promise TX4300? Message-ID: <20060401193549.I56214@localhost> In-Reply-To: <m3irptx8w0.fsf@merlin.emma.line.org> References: <20060401110818.U54953@localhost> <m3irptx8w0.fsf@merlin.emma.line.org>
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On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, Matthias Andree wrote: > RAID1 is _not_ a backup, but an availability aid. > If going for RAID1, be sure to add a backup solution. More to think about...thank you. I am trying to get some peace of mind on a budget, though. I suppose I need to give more consideration to what my priorities are since I don't think I will be able to do all that "should" be done. > Be sure to get something that is real hardware RAID. > > You don't need to pay for software RAID, you usually get that for free > with the onboard chipset these days. The motherboard in question is a Tyan Thunder HEsl-T (S2688). It's a hand-me-down, but still beats the pants off of anything else I've got at the moment. > No way. Real RAID costs more than twice as much for 4 ports. 150 bucks > suffice only for the 2 port warm-plug (i. e. you need to manually mark > the drive for removal in the software or BIOS, then exchange it , then > manually start the rebuild operation in software or BIOS) > 3Ware (now AMCC) Escalade 8006-2LP. Ah, I see. The 8506-4LP seems to be discontinued from my vendor, but they do carry the 8006-2LP in that price range. > > If it makes any difference, I plan to buy a pair of these drives for it: > > Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB Hard Drive 6V300F0, Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s, 7200 > > RPM, 16MB Cache. > > Are you fixed on Maxtor? Personally, I'd prefer Samsung, Seagate, > Western Digital (in alphabetic order). My last functioning batch of hard drives were all Maxtor. Looks like Seagate is buying Maxtor, so it probably won't matter soon. ;) I've nothing against Seagate, though. -Tenebrae. --- The sending of any unsolicited email advertising messages to this domain may result in the imposition of civil liability against you in accordance with Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code Section 17538.45.
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