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Date: Fri,  7 Feb 1997 19:49:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Robert N Watson <rnw+@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, Chris Bura <chris@MAIN.Netcorps.com>
Subject: Re: RAID ?
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Excerpts from internet.computing.freebsd-isp: 7-Feb-97 Re: RAID ?  by
Chris Bura@MAIN.Netcorps 
>Well after checking out Mylex's website I noticed a product called
>the DAC960SUI which connects the a SCSI controller.  It's supposed to
>just be seen as a hard drive as far as the OS is concerned.  
>Have no idea what it costs.  Can't seem to find a retailer around with
>enough IQ to figure out that if it's not in stock, it still may exist...

We use a Dell RAID 5 card that emulates an Adaptec at a Web Services
provider I work with.  This is under BSD/OS, but I imagine it would work
fine under FreeBSD also.  The RAID is all handled below the level of the
operating system, and the emulation seems very complete, and even allows
for an auto-rebuild on a Hot-swap.  I don't have chipset information
with me currently, though.  Speak to their server people and they should
be able to help you.