Areca or 3ware RAID controllers

[Mark Haney]

Michael S. Peek wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm looking at buying some large (32-drive) raid boxes from a company 
> that gives me the option of choosing 3ware or Areca RAID controllers, 
> and I'm trying to decide which to choose.
> 
> I have experience with 3ware, but not Areca.  3ware is supported by 
> standard kernels out of the box, but I had to download the managing 
> software from 3ware's site.  3ware also has a BIOS interface you can 
> enter on boot-up to create/manage your arrays (which I thought useful if 
> all else fails).  I've only had one problem with a 3ware card that was 
> replaced under warranty, the rest are ticking away solidly, even after 
> multiple AC outages that led to overheating problems in the past.
> 
> Does anyone have any experience w/ using Areca RAID controllers under 
> Ubuntu?  Can you give me any pointers?
> 
> Michael Peek
> 
> 

I don't, but I think you answered your own question.  3Ware make good 
products. So why switch?  If it's not broke, don't fix it.  I have 3 
3Ware RAID boxes at home and I wouldn't trade them for anything.


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