check this link at oracle https://oss.oracle.com/projects/data-integrity/ i don´t know if this is a good solution, but i think it´s a start point... 2012/8/1 Adam Goryachev <mailinglists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On 02/08/12 10:56, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> Your drives cost anywhere from $400-$1000, yet your controller maybe $50. Do I really need to say any > more? Spend $150-250 on a decent SAS/SATA controller such as an LSI or > Adaptec and you won't have to worry about this kind of thing. > On a related note, is there a specific model card you would suggest that > fits the following: > a) 4 or 8 ports > b) PCI (for older systems) > c) affordable (note, not cheap, but not expensive) > d) does not need to support RAID since we will use software raid anyway > > I am always unsure, and see very cheap SATA cards (around $50) and worry > as you suggest, and very expensive (around $1000), and feel that is a > waste of money for what should be a fairly simple card. > > Also, would you use on board controller, or prefer to always use an > external controller? Or is it worthwhile using a combination (in case of > controller failure)? > > Thanks for your opinions. > > Regards, > Adam > > -- > Adam Goryachev > Website Managers > www.websitemanagers.com.au > > -- > 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 -- Roberto Spadim Spadim Technology / SPAEmpresarial -- 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