Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 16:48:17 -0500 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: cvarda@ig.com.br Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Promise ATA RAID and IDE Tapes Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.0.20001107164630.08370050@marble.sentex.ca> In-Reply-To: <200011072151.eA7Lp2F33126@mass.osd.bsdi.com> References: <Your message of "Tue, 07 Nov 2000 18:06:02 -0300." <NDBBLGPICDCECKDGFCGFIELJCBAA.cvarda@ig.com.br>
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At 01:51 PM 11/7/00 -0800, Mike Smith wrote:
> > I've seen some messages regarding ATA RAID and got curious about the
> Promise
> > ATA RAID solution (hardware): does it depends on any software compatibility
> > to work with FreeBSD or even with Linux? Promise's website is
> > www.promise.com.
>
>The Promise ATA RAID solution is software, and now supported (to some
>degree) in 4.2
The 3ware works really well if you are looking for an IDE RAID card.
> > BTW, did someone installed successfully any IDE Tape Drives like Seagate's
> > Travan and Hornet drives?
>
>Yes. However these drives are actually a pretty bad deal; when a 5GB
>tape is ~$40 the drive suddenly looks a lot less economical. Try
>finding a secondhand DAT or Exabyte 8mm drive.
Also, I find a *much* higher failure rate with the travan cart tapes. We
gave up on the technology a few months ago and just stick with DAT
drives. The initial cost is a little higher, but cheaper in the long run,
not to mention more reliable.
---Mike
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Sentex Communications mike@sentex.net
Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net
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