Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 23:24:41 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: freebsd@fasttrackmonkey.com Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Good Raid Controller? - AMI megaraid 428 Message-ID: <200108060624.f766Of001063@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 06 Aug 2001 05:24:13 GMT." <20010806052413.4643.qmail@angryfist.fasttrackmonkey.com>
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> Mike Smith writes: > > >> Steal or not? Anyone using this controller? Happy with it? > > > > They're nothing much to write home about. Ok, but not a great bargain, or > > a real performance monster. If you have a bunch of older disks that you > > want to RAID up, go for it. For newer stuff (eg. Ultra/Wide or later), > > that controller will be a bit of a weak link. > > OK, just one more, and then I'll leave all of you alone... > > http://shopping.instaorder.com/servlet/teamx?cart=zzzzzzzzzzzz&dept=controll > ers&item=H-AD-AAC364&action=itemdetail > > This is an Adaptec 4 channel, 64 bit PCI card @$249. > > Has the pricing on RAID controllers dropped THAT much since I last > shopped? No, this is just a controller that got dumped. It's an *excellent* unit at that price; it's really a high-end unit comparable with the AMI 1500 or the Mylex EXR2000. You'll want to talk to Scott Long, who now maintains the driver for these controllers, about getting the most recent firmware for it, or you can search Dell's website for firmware for the PERC 2/QC, which is the same card. > Are there any particular mid-level favorites right now? I've got a > slew of different controllers installed, A CRD-540 SCSI-SCSI, the old > Mylex SCSI-SCSI full-height boxes, Mylex DAC-960 cards, and an Adaptec 320P. > I would love to standardize on something, as it's my understanding that if > the controller fails, you have to use the same controller to replace it. Management tools are the gotcha. For that reason, though I'm less fond of the controller or driver, I tend to recommend the Adaptec ASR3200. Alternatively, consider ATA RAID and the 3ware cards. Regards, Mike -- ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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