>Also, exactly what will having SAF/TE support on the card and the drive
>enclosure gain me? Any pointers to SAF/TE documentation online would be
>appreciated.
SAF/TE will not buy you much on Linux as Linux does not implement SES or
SAF/TE yet.
>Will I save a lot of $$$ by eliminating the requirement for hot-swap and
>SAF/TE on the rackmount enclosure?
Depends on what you are hot-swapping. If you're ditching hot-swap of a
dual rundanant power supply, fan, etc, you quickly drop down the price
range. If you can't have drive hot-swap, whats the point? ;)
Regards,
Steve
(the thought express are my own and not those of my current employer).
