Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-ia64 (3 mails)

["Andy" <frum@xxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, that is not a solution for me.

I had software raid untill i opted for a raid 10( 4x HDD ) with the 3ware 
controller. It works just great, but I was wondering about this update.

....question still open....

Regards,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Snellock" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <suse-ia64@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [suse-ia64] Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?


> Hi Andy,
>
> I upgraded a system with a RAID1 array to SuSE 10.0 at the weekend. There 
> was
> a warning that the new kernel does not support RAID controllers at all and
> the system needed to be migrated to a software RAID array. Since I had
> already done this, there was no problem. I would suggest that you look at
> migrating from hardware to software RAID before you upgrade.
>
> Nick
>
> On Tuesday 14 February 2006 10:19, Andy wrote:
> > Hi to all,
> >
> > I got the 9550SX-4LP. It works great. OS: Suse 10.
> > The only thing I had to do is a firmware update to the controller and to
> > specify the drivers at Suse installation.
> >
> > Now, I read about some problems when updating Suse ... more exactly a
> > kernel update, that the drives are not seen anymore after a reboot. I 
> > would
> > like to update the suse but I work remote and if the system doesn't boot
> > anymore then I have BIG problems.
> >
> > Do you have any suggestions? or... it should work well....
> >
> > Andy.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <bdehn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Andy" <frum@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <suse-amd64@xxxxxxxx>; <suse-ia64@xxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 4:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?
> >
> > > Check out the 9550SX-4LP. I have used all three (8506, 9500, and 9550)
> > > and performance gets better with each version.
> > >
> > > Bob Dehn
> > >
> > > "Andy" <frum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote on 01/12/2006 08:46:08 AM:
> > >> Hi again,
> > >>
> > >> We had this discution last year. Now I have time to reinstall the
> > >
> > > system...
> > >
> > >> and to order the raid controller.
> > >>
> > >> I will buy one of these:
> > >> 3WARE 9500S-4 4HD RAID
> > >> 3WARE 8506- 4 4HD RAID.
> > >>
> > >> OS will be Suse 9.1(maybe 10... but not 100%)
> > >>
> > >> I have 4 SATA HDD's and want to build a 10 Raid.
> > >>
> > >> According to some benchmarks the 8506 is faster then the 9500S.
> > >> http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=9500s4lp&page=8
> > >>
> > >> Now, I don't know which one should I buy. The price difference is 30
> > >
> > > EURO
> > >
> > >> more for the 9500.
> > >>
> > >> Any suggestion is welcome.
> > >>
> > >> Andy.
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Black, Alain" <ablack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> To: <Kevin_Gassiot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Andy" <frum@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >> Cc: <suse-amd64@xxxxxxxx>; <suse-ia64@xxxxxxxx>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:31 PM
> > >> Subject: RE: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Same here.  Lspci shows it as " 01:01.0 RAID bus controller: 3ware Inc
> > >> 3ware 7000-series ATA-RAID (rev 01)"
> > >>
> > >> We are also running the 3dm software to  monitor the card/RAID set.
> > >>
> > >> -Alain.
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Kevin_Gassiot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > >> [mailto:Kevin_Gassiot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > >>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:42 AM
> > >> To: Andy
> > >> Cc: Black, Alain; suse-amd64@xxxxxxxx; suse-ia64@xxxxxxxx
> > >> Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?
> > >>
> > >> I've got one of the 8506 series SATA RAID controllers running the 
> > >> stock
> > >> 3w-xxxx driver with no problems so far - had more problems finding an
> > >> XP64
> > >> driver for it....
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Kevin Gassiot
> > >> Advanced Systems Group
> > >> Visualization Systems Support
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Veritas DGC
> > >> 10300 Town Park Dr.
> > >> Houston, Texas 77072
> > >> 832-351-8978
> > >> kevin_gassiot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>              "Andy"
> > >>
> > >>              <frum@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> To
> > >>              10/18/2005 02:57          "Black, Alain"
> > >>
> > >>              AM                        <ablack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > >>
> > >>                                        <suse-amd64@xxxxxxxx>,
> > >>
> > >>                                        <suse-ia64@xxxxxxxx>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> cc
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Subject
> > >>                                        Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid
> > >>
> > >>                                        Controller for 64 bit?
> > >>
> > >> >> We also use the 3ware RAID controllers for SATA.  And have had no
> > >> >> problems with them.
> > >>
> > >> I supose you mean the 3ware 9500S series controllers.
> > >>
> > >> I couldn't find any drivers for suse 9x 64 for the 8506 series.
> > >>
> > >> Andy.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Black, Alain" <ablack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> To: <suse-amd64@xxxxxxxx>; <suse-ia64@xxxxxxxx>
> > >> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 10:24 PM
> > >> Subject: RE: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Jack Malone [mailto:jmalone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > >> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 4:18 AM
> > >> To: suse-amd64@xxxxxxxx; suse-ia64@xxxxxxxx
> > >> Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?
> > >>
> > >> At 04:06 AM 10/17/2005, Andy wrote:
> > >> >Hi to all,
> > >> >
> > >> >We have a Fujitsu Siemens Econel 200 Server. 2x Intel Xeon 2.8, 2x
> > >> >SATA HDD. Suse 9.1 64 Prof is installed.
> > >> >
> > >> >At the moment we are using a software raid, but we want to buy 2
> > >> >more HDD's and implement a 0+1 or 1+0 RAID.
> > >> >I looked over and over about raid controllers, have found from 120
> > >> >EURO's  to 1000 EURO's but there seems to be a little problematic
> > >> >the Suse 64 driver.
> > >> >
> > >> >A very convenient driver would be the
> > >> >Promise FastTrack S150 TX4 or
> > >> >SX4 controller
> > >> >but I still don't know if the drivers are quite functional.
> > >> >
> > >> >The tx4 seems faster as the sx4 but has no 64 driver.
> > >> >
> > >> >We had in the past some problems with hardware raid controller on 
> > >> >suse.
> > >> >
> > >> >Does anyone uses some good raid controllers and could give me some
> > >> >informations?
> > >> >
> > >> >I have been using 3ware sata raid on two different machines here at
> > >> >work with amd 64 cpu's in them with no problem. suse has the 3ware
> > >> >driver built in for years now. been using 3ware raid cards for years
> > >> >also with no problems. now I am not sure what they cost in
> > >> >EURO's  since im in the US.
> > >>
> > >> jack
> > >>
> > >>
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> > >>
> > >> We also use the 3ware RAID controllers for SATA.  And have had no
> > >> problems with them.
> > >>
> > >> -Alain
> > >>
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