----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Weller" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Discussion of the Fedora Legacy Project" <fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 11:32 AM Subject: Re: Upgrading RH9 Kernel and Promise SATA Raid > On Wednesday 06 October 2004 01:23 pm, Eucke Warren wrote: > > Hi Eucke, > > You're probably not going to like my suggestion, but I'll put it forward > anyway: > > http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata.asp > > 3ware controllers work out of the box and I've never had any problems with > them. > The Promise and Highpoint controllers often use software based RAID techniques > in the drivers themselves, hence why they refuse to open source them. > > The 3ware cards are full hardware RAID. I can just see someone is going to > correct me here and tell me I'm wrong ;-) > > > I've lost at least 3 arrays using highpoint based controllers after the new > drivers they released decided to bliz my data...very frustrating. The 3ware > controllers have been my choice since and I have yet (touch wood) to have any > issues with them at all...they just work. > > > - Si > Hello Simon, That makes sense actually. Not to distrust 3ware specifically but I tend to be leery of any mfr who only has two distributors with whom they work...how can I best determine if anyone else is doing true hardware RAID in SATA? Like ADAPTEC or Mylex or anyone else? -Eucke -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list
