On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:35:10 +0100 Sandy Drobic <suse-linux-e@japantest.homelinux.com> wrote:
Paul Neuwirth wrote:
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:11:29 +0000 Dave Howorth <dhoworth@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
Paul Neuwirth wrote:
Hello, can someone recommend a real hardware RAID S-ATA Controller compatible with Linux (openSUSE 10.3). I use 3ware 9500s successfully.
Cheers, Dave
Thanks for the fast answer. The 3ware 9500S series seems to be supported by a standard kernel module. on the website of 3ware can be downloaded a cli management software and raid seems to be configurable by card's bios 2 questions left: according to http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp / http://www.3ware.com/products/pdf/9000_DS_012605.pdf # Optimized hardware XOR RAID 5 engine provides true hardware based RAID and intelligent drive management functions # Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, Single Disk (JBOD) # PCI 2.2 compliant 64-bit/66MHz bus master is RAID 10 really supported by hardware raid or only RAID 5?
It is hardware raid.
does it work in a PCI-32bit/66MHz system?
Now, that's a good question. A better question would be, why you would want to use a brand-new raid-controller in combination with an outdated motherboard.
The 9000 Series still uses PCI 64bit,66 MHz, all newer controllers either require PCI-X or PCIe. Better get a new Motherboard with PCIe, that way you get a faster NIC (onboard) as well.
Well the problem is, i cannot afford a whole new system. i wanted to make this server a dedicated database server. and i don't think a newer motherboard supports this 32bit cpu. or... are there "older" S-ATA controllers. -- Pascal, n.: A programming language named after a man who would turn over in his grave if he knew about it.