Brad Bourn wrote:
I am currently dealing with EXACT same problem......
Best as I can tell (can't get any answers from irc) it MUST be software RAID on 2.6.x kernels.
AFAIK there is no hardware raid chip on Asus motherboards, so the raid functionality is provided entirely by the driver.
Trying to find information on SuSE portal is not an easy task. The error message I believe is refering to this page.
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/sdb/en/2004/04/91_fakeraid.html
If it is INDEED true, why don't they just say right at the error message, or give the exact URL.
So my question, is whether or not a doze box with supplied drivers will operate faster that my SuSE with software RAID.
It should not differ very much. It is more a question of preference and if you want to shell out the money for the server license and the client access licenses. We have some networked appliances that store their data on mounted network drives. Some of them really don't like it if there is even a short disruption in the network connection. My advice is to also make sure you have a reliable connection all the way from the network card to the cable up to the switch.
I'm building this box to replace a NT4 server with same RAID (MB, SATA, & Driver) on a 100 mbit network. This new server is amd_64 asus a8n-e w/ 2 250 gig sata2 drives that will be pugged into a gigabit network solely for the purpose of providing a SAMBA share.
Will the software RAID be fast enough for SAMBA share on gigabit network with a dozed full time apps getting their data realtime from server?
I guess if it is not, then, there are 2 questions.
Is there a TRUE high perfomance hardware RAID that IS supported?
If you can wait a few days I might give you an answer. I ordered a new workstation with an Asus A8N32-SLI DeLuxe motherboard, an Areca ARC-1220 8-Port RAID controller and a bunch SATA hdds. I will compare the raid 1/5 with the software (windows) to the hardware raid (1/5/6) from the Areca controller. With a bit of luck I can give you an answer within the week.
or (depending on above answer)
Would I be better of to mirror drives with rsync after hours....
The question is rather how much downtime can you afford and can you sync the data if some files are kept open and locked by the apps. If you can't afford downtime you need hotplug and hardware raid. It doesn't cost that much these days. Sandy -- List replies only please! Please address PMs to: news-reply2 (@) japantest (.) homelinux (.) com