Hi Mike, Thanks for the reply! Since I haven't received any other pros/cons, I might just go with this option. It seems like a good deal in comparison and I now have at least one vote for it. ;)
Also, the cage idea is great! I had looked around at other options, but they were all external and a bit too pricey for me. -- Paul @ Thy Service > Hi Paul, > I run an LSI Logic Megaraid 150-6 sata raid controller in my CentOS 4.3 > box. It runs like a champ...It is even backward-compatible with a 32-bit > pci slot. If you are interested, check out the following links: > Specs -> > http://www.lsilogic.com/products/megaraid/sata_150_6.html > NewEgg Open Box -> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816118011R > NewEgg Retail -> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816118011 > Btw, make sure to buy the LSI Logic LSIBBU01 MegaRAID Battery Backup > Module or a ups. Initially, I didn't have room for more than 4 drives > either. So, I bought the following sata raid cage: > http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sata_cages_enclosures/mb810skf.asp > > Cheers, > Mike > > > Paul G. Szabady wrote: > >>Folks, >> >>I'd like to reconfigure a server currently using software (CentOS 4.1) >>raid5 to a hopefully easier to manage (and more stable?) hardware raid5 >>solution. I have 4 serial ATA drives so I minimally need a 4 port >> card. >> I don't have room for more drives in this case, so I don't think a 6 >> port >>card is necessary, however, if the cost difference is minimal, I'd go >> with >>the 6 port card. I can always swap the chasis in the future if I need to >>expand. >> >>I've seen controllers that range from ~$100 (Highpoint Technologies >>RocketRAID 1640 (rocketraid1640) Serial ATA Controller) at new egg to >> over >>$350 (Intel SRCS16 PCI 6-Channel Serial ATA RAID Controller) at intrex. >> >>Is there anyone out there familiar with SATA cards, preferably in use, >> and >>have an opinion on which I should go with OR at least which one(s) to >> stay >>away from? >> >>Thanks! >> >> >> > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
