HW RAID advice requested

[Bryan Vyhmeister]

On May 19, 2007, at 5:12 AM, VA wrote:

>> I am partial to HP hardware, it is what we use at work and I  
>> haven't really
>
> Basically all major manufacturer hardware should be supported. I  
> have good experience with Dell, IBM and HP. If you need a separate  
> controller 3ware is a good option. Personally I don't like Adaptec,  
> but they should work too. I don't know about other brands since  
> they are harder to get over here.

Historically, I have been using 3ware twe(4) and twa(4) controllers  
most of the time. I have also used a number of Adaptec controllers  
although I don't like them either. Recently, I have started using LSI  
MegaRAID controllers and I have been extremely happy with them. They  
work especially well with OpenBSD's bio(4) and bioctl(8) interfaces.  
I'd like to see that same type of interface in FreeBSD as well.

Bryan