From: Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>
To: Dexter Filmore <Dexter.Filmore@gmx.de>
Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: What hardware for RAID5? (PCIe controller or fast onboard)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:53:54 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <873adak6gt.fsf@frosties.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200903181833.39469.Dexter.Filmore@gmx.de> (Dexter Filmore's message of "Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:33:39 +0100")
Dexter Filmore <Dexter.Filmore@gmx.de> writes:
> I want to upgrade server hardware here, currently I have 5 Samsungs (sATA II)
> sitting on the onboard controller of an Asus K8N-E Socket754 board.
> I guess the controller chips are both connected via PCI hence performance
> isn't really hot.
>
> Basically I need either a board with at least 6x sATA-II attached via PCIe or
> a "dumb" PCIe 4x or 8x controller card.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Dex
Anything that is not pci. PCIe or PCI-X will both be way
faster. Server boards with 6x SATA-II onboard are hard to miss. And
any cheap PCIe/PCI-X controler will probably do.
One important thing to think about is hotplug support. Do you need it
or not?
Look for a board and then check out http://linux-ata.org/ for support.
MfG
Goswin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-03-18 18:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-03-18 17:33 What hardware for RAID5? (PCIe controller or fast onboard) Dexter Filmore
2009-03-18 18:53 ` Goswin von Brederlow [this message]
2009-03-18 21:10 ` Eyal Lebedinsky
2009-03-20 13:28 ` Ryan Wagoner
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