>>>> I'm told it will likely be an "Adaptec 7000 series controller". >>> >> Can a controller like that handle a 6-drive RAID 10 array? >> >> Is a hot spare handled by the controller or is it configured in the OS? > > The problem with questions of that nature is that the answer is always > "It depends" > > With hardware, the vendor can release almost any imaginable > configuration and it's up to them what they want to build into their > product and the variations are endless. > > Typically, a Series designation is a bunch of products built to a > certain form factor with the same basic silicon on board. The difference > in the models if how many drives they support and the feature list. > "Series 7000" tells us very little. You will need to get the exact model > number from your hardware vendor then consult Adaptec's tech docs to > find out the supported feature set
Yeah, that should have been a question for the host, sorry about that. - Grant
