[6.0-RELEASE] Trouble with Intel-SATA-RAID Controller

[Mikael Krantz]

Either you use hardware raid or you skip that and run software. My self 
would never go over to software based raid if its not just for mirroring 
rootdisks or data that isnt that importent.

Regards

Mikael Krantz
Qbrick AB


Matthew D. Fuller wrote:

>On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 02:44:59PM +0100 I heard the voice of
>Raphael H. Becker, and lo! it spake thus:
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>Note that this:
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>>3ware:
>>  * 3ware Raid Controller Escalade 8006-2LP, 2 Channels,  about 130-150 EUR
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>is a "real" hardware RAID controller, while I'm pretty sure that this:
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>>highpoint:
>>  * RAID S-ATA Highpoint Rocketraid 1640, 4 Channels, ca 100 EUR
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>is a more "software"-ish (I think the xxxxA Highpoints are the
>hardware-ish ones).  Not that that's necessarily good or bad either
>way; just a point.
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>>Any experience with theese controllers?  Any other
>>manufacturers/models in the range between 100 and 200EUR for 2
>>disks?
>>PS: 100 EUR = 121.26 USD 
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>Well, I've got a server running on a Promise (TX2200, maybe?) 2-port
>SATA, which cost me about US$50.  It's software-ish, but pretty well
>supported.
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