Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 21:02:24 +0200 From: Gabriel Ambuehl <gaml@buz.ch> To: "Steve Ames" <steve@virtual-voodoo.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New SATA Hardware Message-ID: <5611481500.20031002210224@buz.ch> In-Reply-To: <03bf01c38847$257cb050$fc00030a@officescape.net> References: <03bf01c38847$257cb050$fc00030a@officescape.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi Steve Ames, you wrote. SA> G'day. SA> My company is putting together a system with lots of file SA> system on it to do disk based backup. SA> Under 5.1-CURRENT what's the best supported (and performing SA> optimally) SATA RAID controller (RAID 0, maybe 5)? What SA> manufacturer/model of SATA disks do you recommend for that SA> controller? SA> This is our first forray into the world of SATA and we want SA> to make it painless. I realize I've probably not supplied enough SA> info for a solid answer but perhaps for a starting place? 3Ware Escalade 8XXX (I think 8K series is SATA, you'll easily figure it out on their site) should be a safe bet from all I know. Also one of the most expensive ones, though. But seeing that RAID5 can save you a lot of money on big disk clusters, it might even end up being cheaper than el cheapo RAID1 stuff. Regards, Gabriel
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?5611481500.20031002210224>