From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 18 02:21:54 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5337216A41C for ; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 02:21:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from smarthost1.sentex.ca (smarthost1.sentex.ca [64.7.153.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10F3B43D48 for ; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 02:21:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from pumice6.sentex.ca (pumice6.sentex.ca [64.7.153.21]) by smarthost1.sentex.ca (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5I2LUXc059725 for ; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:21:30 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by pumice6.sentex.ca (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5I2Lrkw013437 for ; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:21:53 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simian.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5I2LjTS088577 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:21:46 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.0.20050617221646.07d67330@64.7.153.2> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.1.2 Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:22:11 -0400 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <20050617213910.M90456@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20050617213910.M90456@ganymede.hub.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.51 on 64.7.153.18 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.51 on 64.7.153.21 Subject: Re: What is considered "the best supported" RAID controller for 5.x? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 02:21:54 -0000 At 08:41 PM 17/06/2005, Marc G. Fournier wrote: >The subject says it all ... I'm looking a new server, and right now have >built it around the SRCZCRX PCI-X 128MB, since I've had good luck with the >Intel RAID controllers with 4.x, and I *really* like the storcon CLI >utility ... but, with the move to 5.x, I'm wondering if there is something >else I should be looking at, or is this still a good card to go with? I still like the 3ware cards for RAID1. However, I have started using the Areca cards so far with good results on RAID5 machines. There is both an http and cli app and the cards are VERY fast on the tests I have done. See the arcmsr driver man page. ---Mike