----- Original Message ----- From: "Reuben D. Budiardja" <techlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 11:36 AM Subject: support for controller and Serial ATA > I have a Dell poweredge 2300 machine running RHEL 3 with one of the SCSI > drives giving a sign of failing (a bunch of kernel error IO message once in a > while). > I am thinking of just replacing it with IDE drives and probably run software > RAID 1, but I need to get PCI to ATA controller card. > > Anyone has any suggestion for card that will just work without any major > hassle ? > > I'm looking at Promise card here: > http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=16-102-007&catalog=410&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0 > > and wondering if people have used it and satisfied (or not ) with it. > > Another thing I'm considering is to use Serial ATA card and Serial ATA drives > instead, because they're faster. Does the kernel, specifically in RH 9 and > RHEL 3, support that already? > > Thanks for any info you can give me. > > RDB I'm no authority on RAID (or in many respects still learning Linux to begin with!), but from everything I have ever read - Promise RAID controllers and Linux mix like oil and water. Don't do it. "Splurge" and spend a few more dollars for an Adaptec controller. Chris -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
