Fwd: New Mailserver...

[Andrew Miehs <andrew@2sheds.de>]

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> From: Andrew Miehs <andrew@2sheds.de>
> Date: 11 January 2008 2:17:27 PM
> To: Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@freenet.de>
> Subject: Re: New Mailserver...
>
> On 10/01/2008, at 2:50 PM, Michelle Konzack wrote:
>
> > Am 2008-01-09 09:59:37, schrieb Jean-Paul Blaquiere:
> > > > On Jan 08, randall illuminated :
> > >
> > > > besides personal preference and insight, you might want to re  
> > > > consider
> > > > the software vs hardware raid, i just find the kernel more  
> > > > reliable and
> > > > forgiving then any controller.
> > > one of the major reasons I use software raid on small end systems  
> > > (like
> > > home/soho), is that in the case of major hardware failure, like your
> > > RAID card, you can just drop the disks into a new server and it all
> > > 'just works', instead of having to find an identical RAID card ....
> >
> > 3w65xx are compatibel with 3w75xx and with 3w85xx plus 3w95xx
> >
> > This is WHY I use heavyly 3Ware controllers.
> > BTW, - ICP/Vortex controlers are compatibel too.
>
> I am not a big fan of 3ware Raid controllers. Up until now it was  
> because
> they were just plan SLOW...
>
> As of yesterday, I have discovered that the standard etch 64 bit  
> kernel 2.6.18-5
> does not work correctly with these cards and causes data corruption.
>
> If you want to do it cheap, use Software Raid.
>
> Andrew

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