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Re: RAID suggestions?



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On 03/18/08 14:56, Michael S. Peek wrote:
> Hello gurus,
> 
> I have built a couple of large storage servers using 16-24 HDDs
> connected to 3ware controllers, and so far it's worked pretty well.  I
> chose 3ware because it was supported by the linux kernel out of the box.
>  Although I'm not terribly satisfied with the managing software, the

Because it's a buggy CLI app, or because it's not GUI?

> RAIDs themselves have ticked over without a hitch for years.

Isn't that the most important factor?

> But now I'm looking to build replacement servers and I thought I would
> ask what the community uses for it's hardware RAID, and why?

Writing only a someone who has been reading this list for many
years, 3ware seems to be the most common h/w RAID vendor, just as
NVIDIA is the video card vendor of choice for fast 3D & OpenGL.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

"Working with women is a pain in the a**."
My wife
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