Lee W wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Has anyone had any experience of using the Promise FastTrak SX4000 or
> SuperTrak SX6000 IDE RAID Controllers under Centos (if it matters I'm
> using version 4). I've seen it listed on linuxcompatible.org as
> working but would prefer to find out any first-hand experince before I
> buy.
I've run the SX4000 under 3.4. I have no experience with 4, but I
wouldn't imagine support would roll backwards.
> I'm looking to build a new mini server based on Mini-ITX and have
> found a great 1U case that support upto 4 IDE drives. It would be
> good to muck around with hardware RAID.
Go 3ware. Promise is not a Linux friendly company, despite their
attempts. Their support guys have been downright rude to me on the
phone in the past when I asked for updated drivers, telling me that
"Linux is only X% of the market, blah blah blah". I was ticked. I
stopped using them, and you should too.
> If not, can anyone suggest another make of RAID Controller that will
> support upto 4 IDE RAIDS (preferably with support for RAID 5). And is
> also available in the UK.
3ware. Ebay.com is cheapest, but any vendor will do. They're worth the
money. I've got over 5 TB of RAID on 3ware cards, with nary a failiure
to date.
Jonathan
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards
>
> Lee
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