From: "Effrem Norwood" <eff@exstor.com>
To: Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se>, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: large devices (3ware)
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:22:53 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200208211522.g7LFMrZ59772@cynaptic.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0208211035120.1498-100000@uplift.swm.pp.se>
> I am considering a 3ware 7500-12 (12 channel IDE raid controller) and 12
> 120 gig drives in a single large RAID5. Am I correct that Linux (latest
> Redhat 7.3 shipped 2.4.18 kernel) can handle devices up to 2 terabyte and
> that this raid5 (1320 gig) would work as expected as one single file
> system (ext3) ? Anyone actually have something similar up and running and
> can verify that it works?
Hi Mikael,
Yes, it will work just fine. We have several of the 3ware 7500-12's here with
exactly the setup you're looking at, save for we use Debian. 3ware makes a
driver for Redhat and the kernel if recompiled with the option has one built
in. It's a solid setup.
Best,
Effrem Norwood
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-08-21 15:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-08-21 8:37 large devices (3ware) Mikael Abrahamsson
2002-08-21 15:22 ` Effrem Norwood [this message]
2002-08-21 19:07 ` jlewis
2002-08-21 19:15 ` Mike Dresser
2002-08-21 19:25 ` Mike Dresser
2002-08-21 19:53 ` Alvin Oga
2002-08-21 19:56 ` Trent Piepho
2002-08-21 20:24 ` Alvin Oga
[not found] ` <Pine.LNX.3.96.1020821124910.22717A-100000@Maggie.Linux-Con sulting.com>
2002-08-21 20:49 ` Maurice Hilarius
2002-08-21 21:07 ` large devices (3ware) - thanx for the info Alvin Oga
[not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.44.0208211506030.20657-100000@redhat1.mmaero.co m>
2002-08-21 19:34 ` large devices (3ware) Maurice Hilarius
2002-08-21 15:47 ` Maurice Hilarius
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