Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:11:12 -0400 From: Javier Henderson <Javier@KJSL.COM> To: Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel ICH7R RAID controller working on 6.1/STABLE? Message-ID: <20060715011112.GB32358@skyhawk.kjsl.com> In-Reply-To: <44B8094C.3040007@rogers.com> References: <20060714165735.L15214@bunning.skiltech.com> <44B8094C.3040007@rogers.com>
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* Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> [060714 17:15]: > H. Wade Minter wrote: > >I'm considering ordering some of these servers to run FreeBSD 6.1 or > >6-STABLE on, but they have Intel ICH7R RAID controllers on them. > >Googling around, I'm seeing conflicting information as to whether or > >they work, or work well enough to use in production. > > The chipset is supported, but i wouldn't recommend onboard raid for any > production server. Get a real raid controller, or use gmirror if you > plan to mirror. I use several of these board sin production with gmirror. Why do you recommend against on-board RAID controllers? -jav
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