Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:09:45 -0500 (CDT) From: "Sean C. Farley" <scf@FreeBSD.org> To: Rainer Duffner <rainer@ultra-secure.de> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: URGENT: Need help rebuilding iir RAID5 array with failed drive Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0806291059000.76234@thor.farley.org> In-Reply-To: <F8F21D91-0BF9-4525-A397-D2632821C7E5@ultra-secure.de> References: <7d6fde3d0806260649t6619521bv92b65c472ddb7e1@mail.gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080627170323.02591528@mail.computinginnovations.com> <7d6fde3d0806272057p795277a2ie60ac7d7d10f0a6e@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d0806280129i31874960ofbc7627598e1426f@mail.gmail.com> <735A937C-89A9-411A-AA3F-377F576E635E@freebsd.org> <7d6fde3d0806280348r65875755pf7dc3917bba2bcb5@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d0806280349j7eace513idb5cd81f9e2e4e0a@mail.gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080628132240.0255ba38@mail.computinginnovations.com> <7d6fde3d0806281410r781a6a77k98ffe237c10e3eee@mail.gmail.com> <D0A03968-B9F2-4EF8-B754-D0EFA90A9C1E@FreeBSD.ORG> <7d6fde3d0806282011x472f8d27s955a8e1ab43a7341@mail.gmail.com> <F8F21D91-0BF9-4525-A397-D2632821C7E5@ultra-secure.de>
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2008, Rainer Duffner wrote: *snip* > On our HP DL320G5s, FreeBSD7 didn't even detect the MatrixRAID array > (RAID1). Even the Windoze-guys tell us that they don't trust it. > > So we settled for RAID1 via gmirror. > > MatrixRAID is a scam, if you ask me - like all the other BIOS-RAIDs we > have had the displeasure to see over the years. I have been using the Intel MatrixRAID (ICH9R) with RAID1 successfully. Already, I have had to replace one drive, and the rebuild worked. The only reason I used it instead of gmirror, which I use on another system (FreeBSD-only), is that it allows the whole drive to be mirrored regardless of what other OS's I have installed. What other inexpensive (cheap! :)) and reliable (assuming MatrixRAID counts) whole-disk (SATA) mirroring solutions exist? The cheapest I found on NewEgg is Syba ($12). Personally, I have never heard of the brand. Is what you can get in the $12-30 range any better than MatrixRAID? Would they be any faster? Sean -- scf@FreeBSD.org
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