Re: Install and RAID
On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 05:36:54PM -0500, Adam McKenna wrote:
> This is a ridiculous discussion, IMHO. Anyone who is serious about
> protecting their data buys a hardware RAID controller. Software RAID is a
> hack, reserved for those few situations where someone wants to have raid but
> is unwilling to shell out the few hundred dollars for a decent controller --
> and you're saying we should make this the standard way of doing things?
> Sorry, but I can't agree with that.
I'd like to point out that CompGeeks.com has an older IBM /hardware/ scsi
fast/wide, three channel, raid controler for $80 right now. It's supported
under Linux. By IBM no less. They are used, but I don't think the PPC 403
noro the Adaptec controlers(3) are any worse for ware.
- Nick Lopez
kimo_sabe@atdot.org
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