From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 9 00:35:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87DC316A4CE for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 00:35:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from mx0.dmpriest.net.uk (mx0.dmpriest.net.uk [62.13.128.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 118F343D39 for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 00:35:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from karl.pielorz@getonline.co.uk) Received: from raptor (kpielorz.dmpriest.net.uk [62.13.130.13]) by mx0.dmpriest.net.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6/Kp) with ESMTP id i298YL202918; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 08:34:21 GMT Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 08:35:03 +0000 From: Karl Pielorz To: "Adrian @ Connexus" Message-ID: <61569656.1078821303@raptor> In-Reply-To: <6.0.1.1.0.20040309152917.01f9c950@mail.connexus.net.au> References: <6.0.1.1.0.20040309123150.01ddfd08@mail.connexus.net.au> <200403082323.10480.jromero@romero3000.com> <6.0.1.1.0.20040309152917.01f9c950@mail.connexus.net.au> X-Mailer: Mulberry/3.1.0 (Win32) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best IDE RAID5 solution for FreeBSD 5.2 ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 08:35:04 -0000 --On 09 March 2004 15:33 +1100 "Adrian @ Connexus" wrote: > Hi, here's some answers.. > >> quick question: >> At the risk of adding yet another "Quick Question" - if it's the same channel that degrades - have you tried switching the channels over [Yes, I know this requires someone on site to open/fiddle with the machine - and switching the IDE cables over]? And, what's the state of the degraded drives afterwards - i.e. are they really broken? [After having been tested/thrashed in a separate box to verify it's condition?] FWIW - We've been using 3ware controllers here for over a year now... We switched from DPT (aka Adaptec i2o) controllers over to 3ware because of the FreeBSD support & cost implications - and so far [crossing fingers] - we've never had any problems... -Karl