On Feb 13, 2008 11:52 AM, Paul Neuwirth
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:11:29 +0000 Dave Howorth
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? does it work in a PCI-32bit/66MHz system?
You said you were concerned with performance, right? PCI-Express is significantly faster than PCI, and readily available. I would definitely consider it instead of PCI. http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata2-9650.asp FYI: i have not used a 3ware PCI express card with linux yet, but I'm thinking about doing so soon. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org