RE: Recommendations for a “real RAID" 1 card on Centos box

[Therese Trudeau <mswotr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> Do such cards exist?   If so which model /manufacturers do you recommend?
>> Any experiences/info/insights on hardware RAID cards good or bad on centos
>> boxes would be appreciated.
> 
> 3Ware 8000-series cards are probably the most compatible going back
> at least 3 years. 9000-series cards are faster/better and CentOS 5.1
> should have full support for them.
> 
> For me, in SATA RAID cards it's 3ware or nothing. Been using them for
> more than 8 years now.
> 
> I picked up a extra 8006-2 (2-port RAID) a couple weeks ago for
> about $120 as a spare for my home system that has a 8006-2.
> 
> nate

So these cards are just plug n play?  Just plug them in, no software or drivers required, 
all mirroring is managed by firmware built into the card RAID card itself?
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