Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-ia64 (3 mails)

["Andy" <frum@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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