From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill Davidsen Subject: Re: Any inexpensive hardware recommendations for PCI interface cards? Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:56:02 -0500 Message-ID: <47AC5162.4080700@tmr.com> References: <11ae01c86a44$aff357a0$0603a8c0@meanmachine> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1250; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <11ae01c86a44$aff357a0$0603a8c0@meanmachine> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Steve Fairbairn Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Steve Fairbairn wrote: > Can anyone see any issues with what I'm trying to do? > No. > Are there any known issues with IT8212 cards (They worked as straight > disks on linux fine)? > No idea, don't have that card. > Is anyone using an array with disks on PCI interface cards? > Works. I've mixed PATA, SATA, onboard, PCI, and firewire (lack of controllers is the mother of invention). As long as the device under the raid works, the raid should work. > Is there an issue with mixing motherboard interfaces and PCI card based > ones? > Not that I've found. > Does anyone recommend any inexpensive (probably SATA-II) PCI interface > cards? > Not I. Large drives have have cured me of FrankenRAID setups recently, other than to build little arrays out of USB devices for backup. -- Bill Davidsen "Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will still be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark