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Subject: Re: preferred raid controller
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On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 10:46:51 +0100, George Barnett wrote:

> I'm building a syslog server with some regular scsi disk shelves hanging off
> the back and I'm looking for a recommenedation on a raid controller.  I
> currently have a (old) dpt smartcache iv, but it doesn't seem to have much
> in the way of management tools (I found it in a cupboard somewhere :).
> 
> I dont need speed, but I'm after reliability and control (monitoring tools
> would be great too).
> 
> What are the current favourites out there?

I've heard 3Ware controllers work well w/ FreeBSD and are very good. I have
no personal experience with them though.

http://www.3ware.com/