> Has anyone tried a DPT RAID card? Specifically, I am looking at the
> following model:
> PM2144UWR
> PCI-to-Ultra/Wide High-Performance SCSI RAID Controller
> High-performance, single-channel PCI-to-Ultra/Wide SCSI RAID controller.
> Includes PM2144UW Ultra/Wide SCSI Adapter <pm2144uw.htm> (more powerful
> processor, faster internal DMA paths) and RC4040 RAID/Caching Module.
> <raid-cac.htm> Supports hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1 and 0+5 with room for
> up to 64MB of standard or DPT ECC Cache SIMMs (0MB included).
> Much Appreciated,
I use a DPT2144UW (without the RAID expansion) IT has worked perfectly
with only minor problems:
Sometimes:
it says "waiting for Adapter" indefeinitely on power up, a power
cycling fixes this, not sure why it does it...
there was a bug in the kernel driver that made it fail when used
as a module. (not sure if this is resolved, as it worked perfectly when
compiled in.)
Other than the above minor glitches, it works beautifully. the only major
downfall is that the RAID management software only runs under DOS, and the
linux version isn't ready yet.
ICP-vortex has a native Linux based management tool for its RAID cards,
and many people have reported they are faster than the DPT variant, due to
a better processor.
Dave
