Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 08:12:20 -0400 From: "J.D McSwain" <jmcswain@lucent.com> To: Nick Rogness <nick@rapidnet.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Frustration with SCSI system Message-ID: <39C9FB24.734E7BC8@lucent.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009201439220.95794-100000@rapidnet.com>
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So which RAID card is available that can be used to mirror the root disk, is supported by FREEBSD and has a decent price? Dale McSwain Nick Rogness wrote: > > On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > * Edward Elhauge <ee@uncanny.net> [000920 12:48] wrote: > > > Hello Freebsders, > > > > > > I've been using FreeBSD over the last 6 years (since I switched from > > > NetBSD) to run a small ISP out of my basement. > > > > > > I've had about six disk crashes in as many years and still don't know how > > > to work reliably with them. > > > > "man vinum" > > > > software mirroring == good. > > The question should be, "How much you want to spend?" Depending > on how you answer that question, you could choose either software > or hardware RAID. I've always had better luck with hardware > RAID cards compared to software RAID's. ALthough vinum sounds > like a great package, I have little experience with it...only ccd, > which is why I went with a hardware solution. > > If you got money, get a RAID controller (supported by > FreeBSD). Then you don't have the root limitation that comes with > vinum. > > If you don't have money, use vinum. Either way, use RAID. > > Best of luck. > > Nick Rogness > - Drive defensively. Buy a tank. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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