Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:44:12 -0000 From: "Thordur I." <thib@mi.is> To: Subhro <subhro.kar@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Software or hardware RAID1. (gstripe) Message-ID: <4131CFF8.6010608@mi.is> In-Reply-To: <b2807d0404102905255262db1c@mail.gmail.com> References: <4130ED88.8070200@mi.is> <b2807d0404102905255262db1c@mail.gmail.com>
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Subhro wrote: >On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 20:39:36 +0000, Thordur I. <thib@mi.is> wrote: > > > >>I think I will go for a hardware raid controler (RAID5 sounds good, but >>my budget doesn´t really allow me to buy 2x new disks ;). >> >> > >Well, I would say... postpond your RAID for a few weeks and gather the >money to buy the disks. On a mission critical system, a RAID -5 is >really worth in both stability, performance and fault tolerance. > > > >>Btw. What hardware raid controlers (sata) do you listmembers recommend ? >> >> > >There are very few things which really dont work under FreeBSD. Just >some work out of the box and some needs a little attention like a >misbehaved kid. The fact is, the more bucks you throw in, the better >facilities u get. > > > >>I have read some positive things about the 3ware 9xxx and 8xxx series (a >>thread on -stable) >> >> > >Yeh, they work almost out of the box without any requirement for tweaking. > > > Actually, my situation is not "mission-critcal", still in a way it is. I have decided to go for a RAID5 controler (3ware 9xxxx) and simple wait a few weeks until I have gatherd the funds :) When you say "almost" out of the box what do you mean ? I think I´m right when I say that there are drivers ready for the 3ware cards so I do not see why there are any proplems besides overstepping the learning curve. Anyway I think you and the other listmembers again for there input.
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