Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:24:14 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: Francisco <francisco@natserv.net> Cc: FreeBSD Performance <freebsd-performance@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: SATA: RAID 5 controller recommendations Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.0.20051029001622.05bf16f8@64.7.153.2> In-Reply-To: <20051029001047.P43285@zoraida.natserv.net> References: <000801c5d434$579de280$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <6.2.3.4.0.20051018234157.085cd7b8@64.7.153.2> <20051029001047.P43285@zoraida.natserv.net>
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At 12:11 AM 29/10/2005, Francisco wrote: >On Tue, 18 Oct 2005, Mike Tancsa wrote: > >>I use the 3ware line (8xxx) and they are very stable, but not the >>fastest. For speed, check out the cards from Areca. Native FreeBSD >>support and they are FAST >> >>http://www.areca.com.tw/products/html/pcix-sata.htm > >Where did you get your area controller Mike? >Looking at their site it seems as if one could buy directly from >them, but did not find any prices. Hi, I get them directly from Areca. I have bcc'd the Calvin (the guy I have dealt with) so he can contact you. Like I said before, they have been great cards for me under FreeBSD. Linux performs well too, but is a bit of a pain as its not part of the default kernel. But performance has been great and the extremely stable. We are going to try some of the PCI-e versions next month. My experience to date has been with the PCI-X versions only. I finally got my 3ware 9500SX today and should have time to test next week as I dont have a spare PCI-X board in the lab right now. Should be able to get a decent comparison performance wise between the two boards with respect to FreeBSD. ---Mike
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