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Date:      Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:19:26 -0800
From:      Steve Khoo <steve@gordian.com>
To:        freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: DPT SmartRAID V Century
Message-ID:  <36F98F1E.638638D1@gordian.com>
References:  <XFMail.990120134758.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>

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Does anyone know what the status of DPT SmartRAID V driver project is?  Is it
close to release?


Simon Shapiro wrote:
> 
> Andre Oppermann, On 20-Jan-99 you wrote:
> >  Simon Shapiro wrote:
> > > Greg Lehey, On 19-Jan-99 you wrote:
> >  -snip-
> > > >  SmartRAID III and SmartRAID IV.  Shimon's working on a driver for
> > > >  the
> > > >  V, but it'll be a while yet.
> > >
> > > Yup.  Some good news:
> > >
> > > *  I should be able to devote some more time to it.
> > > *  I am making good progress
> > > *  I received some great great help
> > > *  A way to release the drivers in source is crystalizing
> >
> >  Cool! But how does that translate into release dates? I have to build
> >  a box within the next 2-3 weeks...
> 
> If you need to deploy a mission critical DPT solution, until further
> notice, use the SmartCache IV.  It will be few weeks before coding is done
> on the V series, and even then it will have to go through weeks of testing,
> stress-testing and more testing.  RAID solutions are typically deployed
> when one really hates data loss.  Use a proven technology until I gather
> the courage and confidence to recommend the new generation.
> 
> Sincerely Yours,                 Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG
>                                              770.265.7340
> Simon Shapiro
> 
> Unwritten code has no bugs and executes at twice the speed of mouth
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