Hi! I have a FastTrak 100 TX2 pci card (why, oh why didn't I choose some other card). I'm installing a new linux system under RedHat 7.2. How should I configure the RAID system for a mirroring array? 1. Promise drivers I found drivers (http://www.gigabytenetworking.com/info/DriverDowload.asp) which work with RedHat 7.2, but they seem not to be supported by Promise. Furthermore: - I can't compile a new kernel with these binary drivers - I can't be sure the array will function stably with these drivers 2. ATA Raid I managed to get FT working with ATA Raid, but: - Someone on this list said, that ATA Raid should be used only to maintain array compatibility with Windows, and I'm installing a Linux-only server - ATA Raid does not support off-line disks, and shouldn't be used for production servers. 3. Linux software RAID Finally, I can use the linux software RAID. But how will this work with FastTrak? Should I delete the RAID 1 array in the FastTrak BIOS and leave two seperate drives? Is it possible to convert an ATA Raid array to a linux software RAID array? There are several implementations of the software RAID - which one should I use? Thanks for any help. Regards, Peter Szymański (szyman@xxxxxxxxxx)
