Hi, On Thu, 2002-06-27 at 16:19, Federico Sevilla III wrote: > I've been using a 3ware Escalade <http://www.3ware.com/> and these have > open source drivers that are part of the Linux kernel, as well as the > web-based utility that also runs on Linux (albeit closed source). We have > a four-disk RAID5 solution that's been working really well. It's not the > fastest of choices (I should have gone with RAID10 in hindsight) but it > works. With hardware RAID the kernel only sees one drive per array. What's > important is that the controller itself is supported.
I'm currently checking the 3ware site and the Escalade product. Do you have the Escalade 7000 ATA RAID controller, or something else? Looks like a scalable solution too. With 2 disks I can just do mirroring (or duplexing, thanks to Jopoy), then add maybe two more and use RAID 10 if needed. BTW, any particular reason why you chose RAID 5 over RAID 10? I'm still reading up about RAID, and haven't encountered RAID 5 yet. And like Mr. Jun Tanamal, I'd also like to know where I can get hold of the 3ware Escalade. Thanks a lot! -- Joon Guillen ================================ So computers are tools of the Devil? thought Newt. He had no problem believing it. Computers had to be the tools of _somebody_, and he knew for certain that it definitely wasn't him. from "Good Omens", Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
