Thanks for the informative note. I know Linux supports hardware RAID, many times that is OS-independant, when the RAID is configured through a BIOS extension. More, my question is one of availability. Many sofisticated RAID systems (100+ hard disk drives) are externally enclosed. They are all installed on a SCSI backplane, with Firewire connecting seperate backplanes, and to host computer servers. There are many advanced PCI cards to access these firewire/SCSI backplanes to external RAID arrays. I selected a few cards that I am very interested in, but I could not find them on the Linux Hardware compatability list. One of them was the Dell PERC card, which was not listed. But after search on dell's support site, I found a Knowledge Base article that lead to the download of RH5.2 drivers for PERC cards. So, to restate the question: What Firewire cards are supported under linux. If none, what RAID cards are supported that can be configured with 3-channel external RAID arrays? (Besides the dell card, and AMI MegaRAID). Again, Thanks for the help. -dan > -----Original Message----- > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 3:48 AM > To: Dan Browning > Subject: Re: Linux support for external RAID arrays in a firewire or > SCSI configuration > > > Linux supports SCSI (or IDE) Raid. At least software raid. I don't see why > it wouldn't support an external SCSI RAID. Matter of fact, I > *know* that it > supports hardware RAID, as we have a server where I work (it's a > DEC-Alpha) > which has hardware RAID built-in.... and we're running Linux on it. Might > have to compile your own kernel, but at least it's in there. :-) > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dan Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 12:05 PM > Subject: Linux support for external RAID arrays in a firewire or SCSI > configuration > > > > I would really love to build a linux cluster, but if I did, it would > > absolutely have to have external data storage. What options do > I have for > > setting up an external RAID array. There are so many ways in NT, of > course, > > but I check the HCL for Linux for any of the neat cards I wanted (like > > Dell's PERC, etc.). > > > > So what's the scoop? Does Linux have anything in firewire? (Or SCSI if > not > > firewire). > > > > Thanks. > > > > Dan Browning > > Network Administrator > > Cyclone Computer Systems > > > >
