From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Jun 19 22:58:59 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from implode.root.com (root.com [209.102.106.178]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1429837B5D2; Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:58:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dg@implode.root.com) Received: from implode.root.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by implode.root.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA20248; Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:49:08 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200006200549.WAA20248@implode.root.com> To: James Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compaq SmartRAID compatibility issues? Alternatives?? In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 20 Jun 2000 00:48:10 CDT." <394F0599.2D4EA6C8@icorp.net> From: David Greenman Reply-To: dg@root.com Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:49:08 -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Can anyone recommend a suitable alternative RAID controller that will work in a Compaq >Proliant 3000R? I'm having some problems finding compatibility with the hot-swap drive >cage's 68-pin open connectors and 40MB/s transfer rate. What is the best non-compaq >controller (AMI, DPT, Mylex? What model??) that will work without the nightmares I've >had - I'll pay whatever as long as I don't spend long-ass nights trying to hack this >proprietary Compaq machine any further than necessary? > >As a side note, what hardware is ftp.freebsd.org running on? They claim to be running >hardware RAID 5 - what controller? I just want something that will work - my brain is >sooo fried. ftp.freebsd.org (actually ftp.freesoftware.com) is using TeraSolutions TSR-2200 RAID storage systems, which have at their heart TeraSolutions TRC-22 RAID controllers. I'd be happy to discuss this with you privately and provide you with a price quote, however I'm headed to the Usenix conference now and won't be back until next week. -DG David Greenman Co-founder, The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org Manufacturer of high-performance Internet servers - http://www.terasolutions.com Pave the road of life with opportunities. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message