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From: "Måns Rullgård" <mru@inprovide.com>
To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
Cc: lf <lf@xmission.com>
Subject: Re: linux pci raid card recommendations?
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:56:46 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <yw1xr7kdkr81.fsf@ford.inprovide.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050122224005.GA5906@xmission.xmission.com> (lf@xmission.com's message of "Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:40:05 -0700")

lf <lf@xmission.com> writes:

> I've been looking at the highpoint and adaptec 8port SATA cards.  The
> adaptec card costs twice as much.  Is it worth it?

The highpoint card is fakeraid, so I'd consider it overpriced if it
costs half as much as an Adaptec card.

> Is there some other card I haven't found that works better under
> linux than either one?

3ware cards have a good reputation, and from what I've seen they work
pretty well.

When using a hardware raid controller, always remember that you are
completely at the mercy of the vendor, since the on-disk format is
generally proprietary.

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mru@inprovide.com
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      reply	other threads:[~2005-01-22 22:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-01-22 22:40 linux pci raid card recommendations? lf
2005-01-22 22:56 ` Måns Rullgård [this message]

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