From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 14 22:57:22 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F6C437B401 for ; Wed, 14 May 2003 22:57:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.openserve.net (mail.openserve.net [208.12.101.249]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A16FE43F85 for ; Wed, 14 May 2003 22:57:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsd@hub3.net) Received: (qmail 8558 invoked from network); 15 May 2003 05:57:20 -0000 Received: from gw.hub3.net (HELO hub3.net) (bryan@208.12.101.245) by mail.openserve.net with SMTP; 15 May 2003 05:57:20 -0000 Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 22:57:20 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) To: Ralph Forsythe From: Bryan Vyhmeister In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20030514234146.026f0260@mail.centerone.com> Message-Id: <17281E8D-869A-11D7-9A47-000393D5E5DA@hub3.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3ware or other ATA RAID? X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 05:57:22 -0000 I just started running a 3ware 7000 2 channel ATA RAID card that is working fine. Obviously, this would not work in your situation though. I have used the Adaptec 2400A ATA RAID card with good results. It is a 4 channel card though. I have only used the 2400A doing RAID 1. RAID 5 or other RAID levels may not work as well. I don't know. Bryan On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 10:46 PM, Ralph Forsythe wrote: > I know FreeBSD support for the 3ware controllers is sketchy, I've read > the archives. My original plan was to run FreeBSD with a 3ware 7500-8 > controller and a stack of 250gb drives (mmm, storage!). So my > alternative is to run Linux, or find another controller that works > with BSD. > > Any recommendations? I need it to work; the marginal "it might > rebuild your array" types of things I'm hearing with BSD is scaring > me, and I don't like wondering if my 2TB array will fix itself without > major work. If BSD supports a similar ATA RAID controller I'm > definitely interested in hearing about it (though I'd like BSD to just > update the driver they have now, so the one I want will work!), > otherwise I may have to revert to Linux for my database server, at > least until SCO sues me for running it. *laugh* (See slashdot if you > have no clue about what I just said re SCO) > > Cheers, > - Ralph