From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Mar 29 0:13:50 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mass.dis.org (mass.dis.org [216.240.45.41]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 774CF37B729 for ; Thu, 29 Mar 2001 00:13:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.dis.org) Received: from mass.dis.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mass.dis.org (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id f2T5gpd02156; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:42:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.dis.org) Message-Id: <200103290542.f2T5gpd02156@mass.dis.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Flemming_Fr kj r?=" Cc: insane@lunatic.oneinsane.net, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What raid controler for FreeBSD and Windows In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:42:11 PST." <1929.216.99.212.67.985844531.squirrel@sleipner.eiffel.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:42:50 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > >> I have looked at the Adaptec 3400S, but would like to here your > >> opinion first. Is there any raid managment software for FreeBSD for > >> this controler? > >> = > >> Should I look at Mylex Insted, or AMI? > > = > > For something like that why not use a Infotrend controller. They look= > > like just another SCSI device hanging of the SCSI adapter. They might= > > cost a little more but you wont have to go huntin for certain drivers= > > for certain OS's SCSI:SCSI adapters are OK, but they can be problematic when it comes to = management and performance. > Because the fastest SCSI channal is 160MB/s and the PCI bus can handle = a > lot more that that. Actually, 320MB/s and 640MB/s SCSI are already on the roadmap, and = "plain" PCI is actually only good for 133MB/sec (all these are = theoretical maximums). To answer the original poster's question, however, right now I'd be = recommending the Adaptec controller simply due to the likely availability= = of management tools. I have data to aid in development of tools for AMI = and Mylex controllers, but no time in which to do the work. 8( -- = =2E.. 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-hardware" in the body of the message