On 12/17/2009 11:39 AM, Jose-Marcio Martins da Cruz wrote: > Philip Tait wrote: >> We want to attach an MD1000 to a PE2900 in a non -RAID configuration. >> >> The Dell sales people are very convinced that we have to have a PERC6/E >> to connect an MD1000, but they are doing further research. > > We have two MD1000 attached to a PE2950. We have a PERC5/E. With the > PERC5/E you can have RAID 0 (stripe). So, if I understood what you're > wanting, you shall be able to create one RAID 0 volume for each disk, > or a single RAID0 for all disks.
Thanks for the response, but I believe this would not work for our application because the disks would require a PERC-equipped computer for them to be readable. We want these drives to be readable on any PC with a SATA interface. > >> >> In the meantime, I wondered if anyone on the list is actually using a >> SAS5/E to attach an MD1000, and can relate their experience? >> >> (Note that we want the drives to have standard partitioning, which would >> seem to make a PERC6/E unsuitable for this application.) >> >> Thanks for any comments, >> >> Philip J. Tait >> http://subarutelescope.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >> Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq >> > > _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
