-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 05:15:38PM -0700, Andrew Jorgensen wrote: > On 11/13/06, Kenneth Burgener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Is there a benefit of putting a software raid array on separate > >channels? > > >From The Linux Software-RAID HOWTO: > > It is very important, that you only use one IDE disk per IDE bus.
That's why I have three chipsets to service 6 disks in my RAID. Don't put the OS disk and a RAID disk on the same channel. And don't try to use two SIL0680 chips in the same box (the Linux driver probably can't handle two cards); get a SIL0680 and a High Point or a Promise. Or, better yet, get a 4-channel IDE card. Keep in mind that trying to manage 6+ ribbon cables in any box can be a pain in the neck. The IDE connections seem to be a bit flimsy in my box too, leading to phantom drive failures (OS-reported failures that aren't really drive failures; some cable just needed to be reseated). The next time I build a software RAID, I am definitely going all SATA. Mike .___________________________________________________________________. "The thing about hell is that's exactly the place where you want to be." - Joseph Campbell -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBRVkNWdtAhTFtyodpAQOs3wgAgEfb5fuyZK81xZxAo8na72/0ktaxY6en 9+VX+idfWgWcFBDU1DiUWj/jNm4tHWmGKjYi4Sm2Yaxsm03va4Z/bg8KHTG2aLhc OUkNO+WxkHN4XH3YuaPDYCrlOl+jcK91MzIw7nKnsrjAdKsjIAO4a6m7J/nt/WXG bOMV00tlaWzBMA7+3joEOFkF6XhXmEpR+v4hr9bw1NFVKTaOib0QcKhh7AyHT+l5 BnviEDxs6lbjgp4badKpb2iM3YQkOJ2Dq5SiQ8e5V8oGkkPxhub4naU+qvEQHI38 qfPjjKWRvZy6ke48y0IjlFM1vlaihAKfa+HkxmDGzwVoFtqAaHsKSA== =V3mf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
