Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 15:46:41 -0500 From: John Von Essen <john@essenz.com> To: David Miller <dmiller@sparks.net>, <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: RAID: Adaptec vs Mylex Message-ID: <B8C64861.29F3%john@essenz.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0203261518160.67145-100000@search.sparks.net>
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David, We have used both Mylex and Adaptec RAID Cards. We stopped using Mylex because those cards had drive compatibility problems. Some Quantum 10k drives would work with the Mylex card. Ever since that, we've been using Adaptec 2100S, 3200S, and 2400A Raid cards in our rack servers. In all the servers we have built with Adaptec cards, not one has had a single problem. Some units have been running non-stop for almost two years. So I would definitely recommend going with the Adaptec cards. Not to mention that Adaptec has made a commitment to provide FreeBSD support on their RAID products (i.e. drivers). John Von Essen President, Essenz Consulting (www.essenz.com) EMAIL: john@essenz.com DIRECT PHONE: (800) 248-1736 International: +01 814 861 0922 on 3/26/02 3:30 PM, dmiller@sparks.net wrote: > Any input from real world users on the subject? I'm most interested in > the 3210S and 352. My use would be with RAID 10 support of a busy > database server doing zillions of writes/updates. Speed writing small > blocks is of the essence. > > Reliability, robustness, speed are critical factors. It will be hooked up > to 10 or 12 15K drives. > > Input? > > Thanks, > > --- David > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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