Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2000 18:33:50 -0500 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: James <mlistbsd@icorp.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RAID/config questions Message-ID: <4.2.2.20000307182657.036e1760@mail.sentex.net> In-Reply-To: <38C58929.548A69C6@icorp.net> References: <MAIL38C45697.D736070F@icorp.net> <38c48132.1056418179@mail.sentex.net>
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At 04:56 PM 3/7/2000 -0600, James wrote:
>I'm definitely interested in performance and reliability and willing to pay
>more. This is for a server and not a workstation.
I found the Mylex cards to be a little more hassle free on FreeBSD (on
current anyways). I have only tried the MegaRAID 428 (which worked) and
the Perc2/SC which didnt work under FreeBSD, but kind of worked on
Linux. However, judging from the BIOS release notes for the card, it
*might* have some issues with modern motherboards. But thats the extent
of my limited testing. As for performance between the two, the differences
seemed negligible. The main thing I am after is reliability.
>I guess if I'm interested in a setup where I have 3 drives, with approximately
>2/3 of the total space available, that is RAID0+1? I haven't worked with RAID
>before and I'd prefer my first experience to be as painless as possible. Are
>there any RAID controllers/drives specifically tuned for each other?
Generally yes. You should consult the vendor's card to see what it has
been tested with. However, I have found most modern drives not to be an
issue (at least as far as I can tell).
>I'm hoping to get some feedback on what RAID systems users on this list may
>recommend - and a good source for the products. Thanks very much!
If you are just starting out and want to experiment, I would say pick up
yourself a used DAC960 mylex card off of ebay for $100 bucks or so, and get
a couple of drives you can destroy off onsale.com. I got 5 1gig segates for
$20 each at one point and did my testing/experimenting that way.
But search through the mailing list archives. There are lots of good
discussions from the past on this topic.
---Mike
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