--- On Tue, 8/9/09, Majed B. <majedb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Majed B. <majedb@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Adaptec 1430SA > To: "John Robinson" <john.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-raid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, 8 September, 2009, 11:13 PM > Check this link out: > http://blog.backblaze.com/2009/09/01/petabytes-on-a-budget-how-to-build-cheap-cloud-storage/ > > AT the end, they have a list of components, cheap ones. One > is a > 2-port sata card and another is a 4-port sata card. You > might find > them appealing to your usage. > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 6:39 PM, John > Robinson<john.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > On 08/09/2009 15:34, Jon Hardcastle wrote: > >> > >> --- On Tue, 8/9/09, Majed B. <majedb@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Jon, According to this link ( > >>> > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.ports.x86-64/browse_thread/thread/12f2084ceace4c08?pli=1 > >>> ) that card uses fake raid > > > > [...] > >> > >> Hi, thanks for the link! I was planning on just > using it as a means to get > >> more ports - and then use mdadm to actually to the > raid part. > > > > Been doing a spot of Googling around this myself. > Looks like there's open > > source code available to support seeing the discs, > either with sata_mv or > > Adaptec's own aar81xx drivers, which will get you > going for what you say > > above. However, if you did want to use HostRAID > (Adaptec's name for > > fakeraid) you either have to build Adaptec's driver > linking in their > > closed-source binary HostRAID code or use the open > source dmraid. > > > > I'm a bit mystified at the idea of Adaptec using > Marvell chips, though. I > > wonder what that's all about? > > > > Cheers, > > > > John. > > > > > > -- > Majed B. > Are you referring to the Addonics ADSA4R5? Thanks for the heads up! Is PCI straight up got the throughput for 4 devices? I have a 2 port cheapy PCI via card Sata 1 and it has turned out to be abit of a mare... Whilst I have a skilled audience :) Do you have any experience with port multiplier? ----------------------- N: Jon Hardcastle E: Jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 'Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own.' ----------------------- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
