From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 12 12:15:21 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 052BD16A4CE for ; Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:15:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from cobra.acceleratedweb.net (cobra-gw.acceleratedweb.net [207.99.79.37]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 735DD43D49 for ; Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:15:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from simon@optinet.com) Received: (qmail 55104 invoked by uid 110); 12 Jan 2004 20:18:17 -0000 Received: from ool-18baaf5c.dyn.optonline.net (HELO win2kpc1) (24.186.175.92) by cobra.acceleratedweb.net with SMTP; 12 Jan 2004 20:18:17 -0000 From: "Simon" To: "freebsd-isp@freebsd.org" , "Keith Woodworth" , "Ken Menzel" Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:14:59 -0500 Priority: Normal X-Mailer: PMMail 2000 Professional (2.20.2661) For Windows 2000 (5.0.2195;4) In-Reply-To: <13fe01c3d943$abd70ea0$b2db7bd1@icarz.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <20040112201512.735DD43D49@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Re: Server Hardware. 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: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:15:21 -0000 Yes, Mylex are great, that's what we have been using thus far. However, Mylex is no longer in business as LSI Logic acquired them. So now, we are looking for different (perhaps better) solution. Perhaps someone put those zero channel controllers to a good beating and can share their experience. -Simon On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:38:36 -0500, Ken Menzel wrote: >We have about 800 users on 3 servers running RAID 1+0, plus our web >server (RAID 1). No problems ever. Occasionaly a drive fails, stick >in the new drive and the array rebuilds. The users never know. > >We use 3200's and 2100's. A lot of people have their favorites. >Another good card I have heard of is Mylex, but only through hearsay. >Most of the cards designed for high performance servers work fine, >the differences are in scalability and manageability and what you like >and how you use it and sometimes cost. > >The asr-utils from the ports collection works really well. (for the >asr type controllers!). > >We don't use the "zero channel" controllers, so I can't comment on >that. > >Best of luck > >Ken > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Simon" >To: ; "Keith Woodworth" ; >"Ken Menzel" >Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 1:20 PM >Subject: Re: Server Hardware. > > >> >> I keep hearing some people say that those zero-channel adaptec RAID >> cards are not reliable while others say that they use them fine. Can >someone >> clear this up for me? how do they stand up to beating under heavy >loads >> and long uptime? >> >> Thanks, >> Simon >> >> >> On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:48:42 -0500, Ken Menzel wrote: >> >> >Hi Keith, >> > I would recommend FBSD 4.x for production and also if you are >not >> >yet familiar with FreeBSD. This is really a freebsd-questions >topic. >> > >> >Hardware info: >> >http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.9R/hardware-i386.html#AEN33 >> > >> >We use mostly Adaptec with raidutil from ports collection: >> >Adaptec 2100S/32x0S/34x0S SCSI RAID controllers ( asr(4) driver) >> > >> >Ken >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Keith Woodworth" >> >To: >> >Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 3:46 PM >> >Subject: Server Hardware. >> > >> > >> >> Weve been running BSD/OS since 1996, with a few small FreeBSD >> >machines >> >> thrown in for testing and monitoring of things. >> >> >> >> Now since BSD/OS is EOL'd by WindRiver we will be moving to >FreeBSD >> >on >> >> production machines. >> >> >> >> First will be a new webserver and probably a mailserver. Been >> >looking at >> >> some SuperMicro stuff and some of their machines are SATA Intel >RAID >> >and >> >> it looks like FBSD 5.1 has support for this in their ata(4) >driver. >> >Is >> >> this so? >> >> >> >> Anyone have recommendations on a board that will work with SCSI >or >> >IDE >> >> Raid 1 under FBSD 4.8, 4.9 or even the 5.x train, that they are >> >using in >> >> production? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Keith Woodworth >> >> MSN: shasta_5000@hotmail.com >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list >> >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp >> >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> >"freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list >> >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp >> >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >