Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:51:44 -0500 (EST) From: jhinkle@gnax.net To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: S-ATA RAID Controllers Revisited Message-ID: <52490.209.51.128.16.1073933504.squirrel@atlmail.dv2.net> In-Reply-To: <000801c3d934$f6bd8c50$fd01a8c0@upyours> References: <000801c3d934$f6bd8c50$fd01a8c0@upyours>
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we have the same problem. > Hello, Everyone. > > I have just completely replaced my server farm with new machines built > around the Asus A7N8X system board which includes a pair of these RAID > controllers on the board. The Windoze driver supports RAID interleaving > for faster performance or RAID 1 to create mirrored pairs. > > FreeBSD 5.1 found the RAID controller but failed to install a driver. I'm > not certain whether I might need to roll a custom kernel for that function > or if I might find a 3rd party driver that will work. Really all I want > is RAID 1. I have a file server and mirrored pairs meet my particular > need best. > > For those of you who might want to experiment a bit, two brand new hard > drives by the same manufacturer and of the same size can be mirrored very > satisfactorily using rsync. This is not "RAID" in the strict sense of the > word, however the end results are so similar that I doubt anyone > blindfolded would know whether the drive had been mirrored with a RAID > controller or with rsync. > > Since I have the raid controllers I thought I'd try them - if I can get a > driver. If not then I'll use "plan b" and mirror a drive in each > enclosure using rsync as a nightly procedure in addition to my regular > backup routine. > > If any of you intrepid Digital Pioneers know of an appropriate driver, > please share your knowledge. > > Thanks and I hope your day is filled with joy and prosperity. > > D. Clark Mankin > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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