Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 10:18:27 +0200 From: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SATA RAID: Adaptec 1420SA, Promise TX4300? Message-ID: <m34q1cxuek.fsf@merlin.emma.line.org> In-Reply-To: <200604021233.20917.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> (Daniel O'Connor's message of "Sun, 2 Apr 2006 13:33:19 %2B1030") References: <20060401110818.U54953@localhost> <442ED97C.4040201@gmx.at> <200604021233.20917.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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"Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> writes: > On Sunday 02 April 2006 05:20, Lars Cleary wrote: >> Why don't you just use gmirror(8) and do software RAID 1? >> >> IMHO a controller just for RAID 1 is unnecessary, >> as the OS together with a reasonable motherboards disk controller >> is just as fast as any RAID controller. > > You can't boot off a system with a dead primary disk with software RAID1. > (well you MIGHT but.. in any case RAID1 cards are quite cheap) It's a matter of the BIOS: will it complain, or will it proceed to the next SATA disk? -- Matthias Andree
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