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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
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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.

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- Wayne Pascoe 
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