From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 15 01:11:12 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF47A16A4E0 for ; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:11:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from javier@skyhawk.kjsl.com) Received: from skyhawk.kjsl.com (skyhawk.kjsl.com [69.36.241.138]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9448943D49 for ; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:11:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from javier@skyhawk.kjsl.com) Received: by skyhawk.kjsl.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 82376B848F; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:11:12 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:11:12 -0400 From: Javier Henderson To: Mike Jakubik Message-ID: <20060715011112.GB32358@skyhawk.kjsl.com> References: <20060714165735.L15214@bunning.skiltech.com> <44B8094C.3040007@rogers.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44B8094C.3040007@rogers.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel ICH7R RAID controller working on 6.1/STABLE? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:11:13 -0000 * Mike Jakubik [060714 17:15]: > H. Wade Minter wrote: > >I'm considering ordering some of these servers to run FreeBSD 6.1 or > >6-STABLE on, but they have Intel ICH7R RAID controllers on them. > >Googling around, I'm seeing conflicting information as to whether or > >they work, or work well enough to use in production. > > The chipset is supported, but i wouldn't recommend onboard raid for any > production server. Get a real raid controller, or use gmirror if you > plan to mirror. I use several of these board sin production with gmirror. Why do you recommend against on-board RAID controllers? -jav