Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:44:21 +0100 From: Dominic Marks <dom@helenmarks.co.uk> To: Tenebrae <tenebrae_bsd@niceboots.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SATA RAID: Adaptec 1420SA, Promise TX4300? Message-ID: <442EF435.7080901@helenmarks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20060401121010.T55133@localhost> References: <20060401110818.U54953@localhost> <442ED97C.4040201@gmx.at> <20060401121010.T55133@localhost>
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Tenebrae wrote: > On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, Lars Cleary wrote: > >> Why don't you just use gmirror(8) and do software RAID 1? >> >> IMHO a controller just for RAID 1 is unnecessary, >> as the OS together with a reasonable motherboards disk controller >> is just as fast as any RAID controller. > > Ah, I knew I should have mentioned this. > The motherboard I will be using has no native SATA support so I will need > to purchase a(n) SATA controller anyway. > Also, I tend to prefer hardware solutions to software solutions > (*cough*evilWinModem*cough*). I started using only 3ware cards a while ago. It was a good choice. Lots of other seem to have the same experience too. >> Also maybe see: http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/mirror/ >> for more details. > > Thanks. I'll have a look. > > -Tenebrae. > --- > The sending of any unsolicited email advertising messages to this domain > may result in the imposition of civil liability against you in accordance > with Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code Section 17538.45. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Dominic
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