Re: large devices (3ware)

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> I am considering a 3ware 7500-12 (12 channel IDE raid controller) and 12 
> 120 gig drives in a single large RAID5. Am I correct that Linux (latest 
> Redhat 7.3 shipped 2.4.18 kernel) can handle devices up to 2 terabyte and 
> that this raid5 (1320 gig) would work as expected as one single file 
> system (ext3) ? Anyone actually have something similar up and running and 
> can verify that it works?

Hi Mikael,

Yes, it will work just fine. We have several of the 3ware 7500-12's here with
exactly the setup you're looking at, save for we use Debian. 3ware makes a
driver for Redhat and the kernel if recompiled with the option has one built
in. It's a solid setup.

Best,

Effrem Norwood
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