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Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?
by Andy 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

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(a)oreillyauto.com> To: "Andy" <frum(a)ar-sd.net> Cc: <suse-amd64(a)suse.com>; <suse-ia64(a)suse.com> 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(a)ar-sd.net> 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(a)bloodsystems.org> >> To: <Kevin_Gassiot(a)veritasdgc.com>; "Andy" <frum(a)ar-sd.net> >> Cc: <suse-amd64(a)suse.com>; <suse-ia64(a)suse.com> >> 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(a)veritasdgc.com [mailto:Kevin_Gassiot@veritasdgc.com] >> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:42 AM >> To: Andy >> Cc: Black, Alain; suse-amd64(a)suse.com; suse-ia64(a)suse.com >> 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(a)veritasdgc.com >> >> >> >> >> "Andy" >> >> <frum(a)ar-sd.net> >> >> >> To >> 10/18/2005 02:57 "Black, Alain" >> >> AM <ablack(a)bloodsystems.org>, >> >> <suse-amd64(a)suse.com>, >> >> <suse-ia64(a)suse.com> >> >> >> 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(a)bloodsystems.org> >> To: <suse-amd64(a)suse.com>; <suse-ia64(a)suse.com> >> 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@horizonind.com] >> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 4:18 AM >> To: suse-amd64(a)suse.com; suse-ia64(a)suse.com >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe >> For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com >> >> >> We also use the 3ware RAID controllers for SATA. And have had no >> problems with them. >> >> -Alain >> >> -- >> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe >> For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe >> For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe >> For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe >> For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help(a)suse.com >> > > >

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