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Date:      Mon, 15 Dec 2003 20:17:43 -0000
From:      "Alasdair Lumsden" <freebsd@alivewww.com>
To:        <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: SATA RAID controllers
Message-ID:  <000201c3c348$7ff9ba00$a2800551@ninja>
In-Reply-To: <20031208190253.GC19941@mail.devonit.com>

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> I am looking for a cheap well-supported SATA RAID card without
> performance glitches in RAID 1 configuration.

I'd highly recommend the 3Ware cards (www.3ware.com)

I've used both the 7500 Parallel ATA series and the 8500 SATA series
with FreeBSD, and they perform flawlessly.

One of the great things about the 3Ware cards is the management software
that's available for them - 3dm. This can be installed straight from
ports, /usr/ports/sysutils/3dm. The software can also send you event
notification emails, such as if a raid array goes offline, etc.

> Here are possible candidates:
> 
> Promise FastTrak S150 TX2+, TX4

Having had several Promise raid cards in the past, I'd say keep away
from Promise - the 3Ware cards are in the same price range but are far
far superior.



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