Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 10:42:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Lamb.net> To: brandon@glacier.cold.org (Brandon Gillespie) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RAID solutions? Message-ID: <199609181742.KAA07560@Gatekeeper.Lamb.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960918094711.7318A-100000@glacier.cold.org> from Brandon Gillespie at "Sep 18, 96 09:50:31 am"
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> We are looking to put a RAID array onto a server, and were wondering which > solution would be the best/most cost effective. We have daily incremental > backups, so I doubt the powers that be would be willing to go for a full > blown RAID system--so at this time we are likely looking at a card which > will do a RAID array through the hardware (preferably Level 5). Has > anybody had any experience with this? Any suggestions on which card (and > drives) to get? I'm not exploring the hardware (just fishing for helpful > hints :), but the guy who is mentioned something about an adaptec RAID > card--comments on it? > > Enjoy; > > -Brandon Gillespie > The Adaptec card you talk about is the AHA-3985[W] and Adaptec has not released a handbook for one important chip on that card. I would suggest you look into a SCSI-2-SCSI solution like from CMD or Mylex (and other) Ulf. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 Lamb Art Internet Services | http://www.Lamb.net/ | http://www.Alameda.net
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