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Subject: RE: RAID Controllers 
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I think additional issues are how robust you want the fail-over to be, how
much you plan to expand the array in the future (and whether you want
dynamic expansion), how many drives you may end up adding to the array right
now, and in the near future, etc.

Yes it would be nice to get some additional feedback from Mike. :-)

> From: Nick Rogness [mailto:nick@rogness.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 5:04 PM
> 
> On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, Mike Smith wrote:
> 
> > > Second post little response first go-around.
> > > 
> > > Help!!
> > > 
> > > I'm trying to pick the BEST RAID card for a FreeBSD server I'm
> > building.
> > 
> > There is no "best".  It depends a lot on what you're doing.  By the
> > sound of it, you'd be better off with a 2-port 3ware card, to be
> > honest.
> 
> 	Mike, if you have the time, could you ellaborate on 
> that "what you
> 	are doing" and how it matches up with the drivers in FreeBSD.  I
> 	think many people would be happy [well, at least me] if 
> you made a
> 	quick bulletted list.  For example:
> 
> 	- If you want good driver support, the 3ware card is a 
> good choice
> 	- If you want excellent speed, the Mylex card is a smart choice
> 	- etc,etc
> 
> 	Or maybe just a couple quick notes, so someone could get this
> 	into a doc format somehow.  I know you must be a busy man
> 	so simple "F$%* Off, do it yourself!" would be understandable.
> 
> 	Or does this information already exist in some document?

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