Re: Serial ATA Hardware RAID recommendations?
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005, Chris Boot wrote:
> >I'd suggest one that handles saf-te enclosures, and a saf-te enclosure
> >(hotswap bay) to go with it.
>
> That certainly would be the way to go. Can anyone recommend hardware
Note that a hotswap bay need not be capable of SAF-TE.
> * 3Ware Escalade 9xxx
> I've heard bad things about these on LKML, mostly to do with broken /
> slow firmware with recent kernels. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
I have no idea about how good the newest 3Ware controllers are.
> * Adaptec 2810SA and family
> These have an Intel 80303 and 64MB SDRAM with battery backup.
I wouldn't touch an Adaptec RAID card with half-assed specs like this. Note
that I personally don't trust anything Adaptec at all, other than simple
onboard SCSI HBAs (and I have seen even those screw up, and it was an U320
one, at that, which ain't commodity hardware).
> * Intel SRCS28X
> These have the mentioned IOP331 and 128MB of SDRAM with battery
> backup. Sounds nice, and cheaper than the Adaptec cards.
And a much better choice, probably. But I never used that particular model.
Look at LSIlogic RAID stuff too, it should be as good as Intel's (the
difference being the firmware -- chose the one with the firmware you like
best).
Whether it is better or worse than 3ware, I really have no idea whatsoever.
--
"One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
Henrique Holschuh
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