> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matthew Clark
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 10:44 AM
>
> I am inclined to agree - on closer inspection, each of the IBM, HP and
> Compaq have all sorts of issues when Linux comes into the
> equation (the HP
> has I/O issues whichever platform you use)..
<grin>
> We have a supplier nearby who can supply me with a High
> Availability, High
> performance solution - I don't know if I'll use Adaptec SCSI
> cards though, I
> thought they could cause problems - which cards would you
> recommend? We
> want to use hardware RAID 5...
Check out http://www.raidzone.com However they don't have bootable Linux for
it yet (1Q00 or 2Q00).
Look at http://www.DPT.com they are supposedly bootable RAID.
However, for what you really want, I seriously suggest that you take a
serious look at http://www.valinux.com.
Hardware RAID complicates the equation a bunch as it is still being
developed and results are uneven. VA Research has an integrated system that
works, turn-key. It all depends on how much money(time) you are willing to
spend in tinker-factor.
