[ale] raid hardware

[Greg]

I would second this.  I went cheap - 3 large HD's (with a huge rebate from
MicroCenter) and software raid5 on  RH 7.3 .  As long as I have a linux pc
around I can rebuild and drive on.  The array was super easy to build.  I
was really amazed - and it works flawlessly.

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> Transam
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 11:52 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] raid hardware
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 09:23:51AM -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
> > So, I'm looking at purchasing a new box and was hoping to get input on
> > the available raid hardware.  Monarch has the following:
>
> > 3Ware Escalade 8506-4LP 4-port SATA RAID PCI
> > 3Ware Escalade 8500-12 Serial ATA RAID
> > 3Ware Escalade 8506-8 Serial ATA RAID
> > High Point RocketRAID 1520 Dual Channel PCI to SATA RAID Controller
> > Intel Serial ATA (SRCS14L) RAID Controller
> A friend used a RAID card; I don't know which one.  The card went down
> in flames and so did his data.  No backup, of course, because it's RAID.
>
> I'm inclined to use software RAID unless you're looking for very
> high performance.
>
> > Anyone have any experience with any of these?  Any input would be
> > appreciated.
>
> > --
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