On Sun, 2004-08-15 at 18:08, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: > hello. > > we are planning to set up a serial-ATA based fileserver (>1 Terabyte). > the host will be dedicated solely to serving files (via samba and nfs > (and probably appletalk), so i was thinking about a software-raid solution. > > are there any cards you would recommend ? > i was thinking about highpoint rocketraid-1820a (i think there are only > proprietary drivers available, but it has 8 SATA-channels) or promise > fasttrack s150-sx4 (only 4 SATA-channels) > anything else ? (3ware and adaptec cards are most likely better (? in > terms of what ?) but i guess they have their prize for getting true > hardware-raid which i don't really need). > > > mfg.a.dr > IOhannes
hi, we're using a backup server equipped with a 3ware controller. the motherboard is a simple desktop board, so we're using a normal pci interface. we've never had a problem, and even though using standard pci, the speeds are fairly good (surely not top of the bill though). the configuration is 3-disk raid5. fyi, here's the hdparm test: /dev/sda: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.21 seconds =609.52 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.43 seconds = 44.76 MB/sec i've tested disk failures by just pulling out a disk and rebuilds went fine. sure, 3ware's expensive and probably not the fastest out there, but i'm very happy with it's stablity and ease of installation and configuration. regards, -rodi. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]