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Subject: Re: Raid/mirroring controller support
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Karl Pielorz wrote:
> 
> Simon Shapiro is working on DPT drivers for the DPT range of hardware RAID /
> caching controllers...
> 
> There very nice controllers - and can do mirroring etc. - albeit they are
> quite expensive...
> 
> See "ftp://nomis.simon-shapiro.org/crash" for more details...
> 
> Better than ccd as at least you can boot the machine with a 'failed' drive,
> but as I say - not 'cheap' :-(
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Karl Pielorz
> 
> Riley J. McIntire wrote:
> >
> > Is there support for any hardware raid 1 (mirroring / duplexing)
> > controllers such as the Adaptec aaa131?
> >
> > I've looked at ccd and think a hardware solution, if it exists, would
> > be more suitable.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Riley

It's in -current and I'll try get it into 2.2.6 before it closes..