Date: 11 Jul 2001 13:06:29 +0100 From: Wayne Pascoe <wayne.pascoe@realtime.co.uk> To: "Dave" <dave@nexusinternetsolutions.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Hardware RAID solution - FreeBSD 4.3 Message-ID: <86d7778ybe.fsf@pan.ehsrealtime.com> In-Reply-To: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNAEFAGNAA.dave@nexusinternetsolutions.net> References: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNAEFAGNAA.dave@nexusinternetsolutions.net>
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"Dave" <dave@nexusinternetsolutions.net> writes: > Looking for first hand experience with successfull implementation of > hardware based RAID solutions for simple mirroring applications. > > - assuming hardware / PCI RAID card > - hardware level so compatibility problems with FreeBSD 4.3 is of > little or no concern > - hot swap without disturbing FreeBSD 4.3 system > - rebuild of mirror after hot swap > - performance > > assuming SCSI solution but would consider IDE if it meets the above > requirements I use AMI MegaRaid controllers on my FreeBSD boxen. They work great, are included in the GENERIC kernel, and do everything in hardware. They are PCI SCSI controllers that plug into a hotswap chasis that fits nicely into a 1U case. I can hotswap the drives at will. HTH. -- - Wayne Pascoe E-mail: wayne.pascoe@realtime.co.uk Phone : +44 (0) 20 7544 4668 Mobile: +44 (0) 788 431 1675 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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