From owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 23 17:03:45 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A70AF37B405 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:03:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.ice.mtu.edu (freezer.ice.mtu.edu [141.219.60.32]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF17043F85 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:03:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jamyles@mtu.edu) Received: from cube.ice.mtu.edu (cube.ice.mtu.edu [141.219.60.34]) by smtp.ice.mtu.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67CA373524 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:03:42 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:03:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Joshua Myles X-X-Sender: jamyles@cube.ice.mtu.edu To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Adaptec RAID recommendations X-BeenThere: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: SCSI subsystem List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:03:46 -0000 Hi all, I'm trying to decide on a 64-bit RAID card for a dual-Xeon server running FreeBSD 4.8. The system is a Dell 2650, and the RAID controller will be connected to a 14-disk U160 array with 73 GB Seagate disks. I intend to use the disks in a RAID 5 configuration. Anyway, as I understand it, Adaptec controllers are the most compatible with FreeBSD, so I'm looking at the 3210S and the 2200S. The 3210S can use more cache RAM (256 MB) than the 2200S, but the 2200S may be (theoretically) faster due to a slightly faster processor (100 MHz 80303 vs. 66 MHz). Does anyone have experience with either controller, or have some advice or pointers for me? Thanks, Josh