Re: RAID5 controller

1997-08-08 Thread Dave Cinege
On Fri, 8 Aug 1997 07:34:41 -0400 (EDT), Jean Pierre LeJacq wrote: > >I've been using the DPT controller with Debian but only for RAID 1. >I've had no trouble except for the e2fsprog bug. The RAID >functionality is implemented in hardware and appears as a normal disk >to Debian. I should also m

Re: RAID5 controller

1997-08-08 Thread Jean Pierre LeJacq
On Fri, 8 Aug 1997, Markus Diesmann wrote: > I heard that people are working on kernel support for > proper file locking. > Unfortunately we do not have the knowledge and resources > to help them. > We have found an acceptable indermediate solution, where > main file serving is done by a Linux sys

Re: RAID5 controller

1997-08-08 Thread Markus Diesmann
I am not sure what problems you actually had, but I think so. I heard that people are working on kernel support for proper file locking. Unfortunately we do not have the knowledge and resources to help them. We have found an acceptable indermediate solution, where main file serving is done by a Li

Re: RAID5 controller

1997-08-08 Thread Jean Pierre LeJacq
On Thu, 7 Aug 1997, Dave Cinege wrote: > On Thu, 7 Aug 1997 11:23:13 -0700, Kevin Traas wrote: > > > >can anyone recommend a couple of tried and true RAID5 controllers > >>i could price out? > > > >I've used the Mylex DAC960 PCI (3 and 5 channel). Very happy with them - > >but pricy. However, I

Re: RAID5 controller

1997-08-08 Thread Jean Pierre LeJacq
On Thu, 7 Aug 1997, Markus Diesmann wrote: > However I have to warn you. > There is currently no support of the rpc.lockd daemon > under linux. > > So using a Linux system as a file server for SUN and SGIs > will bring you into trouble. > file locking is expected in some later kernel versions whi

Re: RAID5 controller

1997-08-07 Thread Dave Cinege
On Thu, 7 Aug 1997 11:23:13 -0700, Kevin Traas wrote: > >can anyone recommend a couple of tried and true RAID5 controllers >>i could price out? > >I've used the Mylex DAC960 PCI (3 and 5 channel). Very happy with them - >but pricy. However, I've never used these under Linux, only SCO Unix and T

Re: RAID5 controller

1997-08-07 Thread Kevin Traas
>can anyone recommend a couple of tried and true RAID5 controllers >i could price out? I've used the Mylex DAC960 PCI (3 and 5 channel). Very happy with them - but pricy. However, I've never used these under Linux, only SCO Unix and WinNT. However, I can't see there'd be a problem as long as L

Re: RAID5 controller

1997-08-07 Thread Markus Diesmann
I can recommend, and we have in use the IFT 3102U (32MB) Raid Controller Infotrend Technology, Inc However I have to warn you. There is currently no support of the rpc.lockd daemon under linux. So using a Linux system as a file server for SUN and SGIs will bring you into trouble. file lockin

RAID5 controller

1997-08-07 Thread m*
can anyone recommend a couple of tried and true RAID5 controllers i could price out? thanks! m* -- "The Shining One" -- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .