Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 05:24:13 GMT From: freebsd@fasttrackmonkey.com To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd@fasttrackmonkey.com, freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Good Raid Controller? - AMI megaraid 428 Message-ID: <20010806052413.4643.qmail@angryfist.fasttrackmonkey.com> In-Reply-To: <200108042029.f74KTHQ00927@mass.dis.org> References: <200108042029.f74KTHQ00927@mass.dis.org>
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Mike Smith writes: >> Steal or not? Anyone using this controller? Happy with it? > > They're nothing much to write home about. Ok, but not a great bargain, or > a real performance monster. If you have a bunch of older disks that you > want to RAID up, go for it. For newer stuff (eg. Ultra/Wide or later), > that controller will be a bit of a weak link. OK, just one more, and then I'll leave all of you alone... http://shopping.instaorder.com/servlet/teamx?cart=zzzzzzzzzzzz&dept=controll ers&item=H-AD-AAC364&action=itemdetail This is an Adaptec 4 channel, 64 bit PCI card @$249. Has the pricing on RAID controllers dropped THAT much since I last shopped? Are there any particular mid-level favorites right now? I've got a slew of different controllers installed, A CRD-540 SCSI-SCSI, the old Mylex SCSI-SCSI full-height boxes, Mylex DAC-960 cards, and an Adaptec 320P. I would love to standardize on something, as it's my understanding that if the controller fails, you have to use the same controller to replace it. Sparing all of these is getting silly. Thanks, CS > -- > ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his > rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want > to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force > people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] > V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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