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From: Soren Schmidt <sos@spider.deepcore.dk>
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To: Steve Ames <steve@virtual-voodoo.com>
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Subject: Re: New SATA Hardware
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It seems Steve Ames wrote:
> G'day.
> 
> My company is putting together a system with lots of file system on it to do disk based backup.
> 
> Under 5.1-CURRENT what's the best supported (and performing optimally) SATA RAID controller (RAID 0, maybe 5)? What manufacturer/model of SATA disks do you recommend for that controller?
> 
> This is our first forray into the world of SATA and we want to make it painless. I realize I've probably not supplied enough info for a solid answer but perhaps for a starting place?

I'd go for a Promise controller (RAID 0/1) and probably Seagate disks.

-Søren