Thanks for the info. This reinforces my feeling that if ever i use hardware raid in any of my servers, I'd buy two of them, just in case..:-)
jondz On Sun, 2003-08-10 at 03:09, ian sison (mailing list) wrote: > On 9 Aug 2003, JondZ wrote: > > > hi > > > > if i may jump in with a question--i've always wondered > > about this, since I do not have any hardware raid > > equipment (I just use software raid): > > > > Do the hardware controllers write data in a proprietary > > format, or do they write data in a "normal" fashion, so > > that when you pull out the disk you'd be able to read > > it without the controller? I've often wondered if you > > need the same exact hardware controller to read the > > disk, for example if the controller breaks down? > > > > TIA, > > > > In my experience with 3WARE RAID 1, No. RAID 1 is implemented in a > different way by 3ware, and you just can't yank a drive from an mirror and > mount/boot it in another controller. You need another 3ware to boot it > correctly. > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie -- JondZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
