From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KqY9o-0004oO-Qz for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:05:13 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7B583E01F8; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:05:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mcmail3.mcr.colo.comodo.net (mail1.comodogroup.com [91.199.212.133]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09AB5E029D for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:05:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 21646 invoked by uid 1008); 16 Oct 2008 20:04:45 -0000 Received: from tecra.home.gaima.co.uk (HELO tecra.home.gaima.co.uk) (192.168.22.101) by mcmail3.mcr.colo.comodo.net (qpsmtpd/0.40) with ESMTP; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:04:45 +0100 From: Mike Williams To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Is an Intel motherboard RAID better or =?windows-1252?q?worse=09thansoftware?= RAID? Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:05:07 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.9 References: <834843766-1224111084-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-841925342-@bxe156.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> In-Reply-To: <834843766-1224111084-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-841925342-@bxe156.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200810162005.07888.mike@gaima.co.uk> X-Archives-Salt: 4b1dad62-2b9b-4806-927f-693910afc443 X-Archives-Hash: c264ea185397c347eaad26b66ad36458 Turn on the write caching, makes a *huge* difference, I believe 3ware=20 speciflcally recommend it with or without a BBU. Even on the onboard Intel= =20 adapters performs far far better with write-caching on. I've got a couple of servers with Areca cards in, but their either running= =20 Windows or just uses it in JBOD mode. RAID performance (in Windows) is=20 excellent. On Wednesday 15 October 2008 23:53:01 kyle.bader@gmail.com wrote: > Go areca, I have a coworker that raves about his. At my shop we have > dozens of systems using 3ware and they have horrible preformance. > ------Original Message------ > From: Pint=E9r Tibor > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > ReplyTo: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Sent: Oct 15, 2008 6:41 AM > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Is an Intel motherboard RAID better or > worse thansoftware RAID? > > > If you want to be sure your data is still readable in the event that > > your mobo dies and you can't find a replacement with the same "fake" > > RAID controller, stick with Linux kernel RAID. > > ....or buy a 3ware/areca/adaptec card, which is 100% supported. > (but those are heavy bucks) > > t > > > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile =2D-=20 Mike Williams