Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:30:49 -0500 From: Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com> To: Olaf Greve <o.greve@axis.nl> Cc: amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware RAID support? Which controller best to use? Message-ID: <4381E829.9040808@wmptl.com> In-Reply-To: <4381D4BB.6060700@axis.nl> References: <20051119200222.V2029@roble.com> <20051119120051.39BE216A41F@hub.freebsd.org> <20051119200222.V2029@roble.com> <3.0.1.32.20051121055639.00aa1490@pop.redshift.com> <4381D4BB.6060700@axis.nl>
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8600 is P-ATA, (aka ATA, aka EIDE - 80pin IDE ribbon, 8 drives, one per channel (no use of master/slave). Quite well supported, but does not use S-ATA drives, and does nto perform nearly as well. To be honest though, havn't used one since like FreeBSD 3.X days myself... -- Nathan Vidican nvidican@wmptl.com Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd. http://www.wmptl.com/ Olaf Greve wrote: > Hi Ray and Nathan, > >> | They are somewhat pressed for installing the machine very soon, so >> he | asked me if I knew if the Adaptec 2410SA would also work well... >> >> get the nail gun ready :) > > > Hehehe, I just stepped on the emergency brake and told them your > opinions and urged them strongly to go for then 3ware one. > > The guy told me they can readily get a 3ware 8600 RAID controller. I'll > have a look-see on their page, but do you guys know off-hand whether > that one will fit the bill? > > Cheers, > Olafo > >
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