[CoLoCo] RAID controller

[Jim Hutchinson]

On 1/1/08, David L. Willson <DLWillson at thegeek.nu> wrote:
> Good card.  Do you have a 64-bit PCI slot?  Will you ever want a second
> mirror-set?  Notice "Rod"s review.  After 2-4 years running Linux on
> 3ware, he's never going to use anything else.  I'm with him.

How do I know if I have a 64 bit PCI slot? If it helps, I have an Asus
A8N32SLI board.

>
> > Not less than $100 but a 3ware as you suggest. Would this work? How
> > different is this one
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132009 for
> > only $20?
>
> I'll bet you dollars to dough-nuts that that one's a win-RAID
> controller, and that it doesn't support Linux.

Maybe, I was just curious about the cheap ones.

>
> Last thought:  If you're just screwing around, you might want to just
> use true software RAID for free.  Linux is f*ing great at it, and it's
> about the only way to get RAID6 without selling children.  But if you're
> heading for massive storage server land, eBay up a 3ware, and start with
> at least 4 ports, not 2.  You'll be glad you did when you add your
> second array.

Yeah, I'm just screwing around. I have software RAID set up but I
don't think it works. My second drive (i.e. the mirror copy) is mostly
empty. That can't be right. I'd like a hardware RAID setup for backup
purposes.

Thanks for the help.
-jim

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