From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 20 13:46:05 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F10616A401 for ; Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:46:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ipluta@wp.pl) Received: from mx1.wp.pl (mx5.wp.pl [212.77.101.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A22E513C45B for ; Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:46:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ipluta@wp.pl) Received: (wp-smtpd smtp.wp.pl 3919 invoked from network); 20 Mar 2007 14:19:23 +0100 Received: from aayx246.neoplus.adsl.tpnet.pl (HELO [127.0.0.1]) (ipluta@[83.6.135.246]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp.wp.pl (WP-SMTPD) with SMTP for ; 20 Mar 2007 14:19:23 +0100 Message-ID: <45FFDF5A.3050701@wp.pl> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:19:22 +0100 From: Ireneusz Pluta User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org References: <45FE7615.3090606@icyb.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <45FE7615.3090606@icyb.net.ua> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-WP-AV: skaner antywirusowy poczty Wirtualnej Polski S. A. X-WP-SPAM: NO 0000000 Subject: SATA RAID: 3ware vs. Promise X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:46:05 -0000 Hello group, I am completing a box for PostgreSQL server on FreeBSD. Selecting a RAID controller I decided to go with 3ware SE9650-16, following good opinions about 3ware controllers found on FreeBSD and PostgreSQL groups. However my dealer suggest me to not to go with 3ware, and take Promise SuperTrak EX16350, instead. This suggestion does not have any technical background and it comes generally from the fact of limited availability of 16x 3ware controllers on the local market and immediate availability of Promise. Is this technically a good idea to take Promise instead of 3ware or rather I definitely should insist on 3ware and wait for it? Thank you Ireneusz Pluta