* [gentoo-user] OT SATA card recommendations
@ 2006-07-17 11:21 99% Mike Williams
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From: Mike Williams @ 2006-07-17 11:21 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Hey,
In the next month or so I wish/need to make some storage modifications, I'm
running out of space, quickly.
Currently it's a horrible hodge podge of 2 RAID5s in one VG, and 1 RAID10 in
another VG. 1 of 3 is PATA other 2 SATA (RAID5), 5 of 5 SATA (RAID5), and 4
of 4 PATA (RAID10), 1 of 1 PATA (boot and OS). Spread over the on-board PATA
controller, a PCI 2 port PATA (for the 4 drives in RAID10), and an 8 port
marvell SATA card (which doesn't have a usable driver I can find after
2.6.13).
That lot in a very old globalwin 302 (??) midi tower.
Yes, it's *hot*.
I already know I'm going for a Antec P180, so I'm limited to a maximum of 10
drives, one boot disk, and a CD (something I'm missing now).
320GB drives are the best £/GB at the moment, even if they only give 298GB
usable space.
10 x 298GB / RAID6 == just under twice what I've got already, and more
redundancy.
So, the point in my post. I need a 12 port SATA card that works properly with
open-source drivers (preferable in kernel).
Cost isn't the primary concern, even if this is only for home use.
I don't need, or in fact want, on-board RAID, software RAID is better in my
opinion.
3x 4 ports is an option, at a push. I'd rather not lose the gigabit nic
though.
I see that 3ware do a 12 port card, but it's over 500 quid! Cost may not be
the primary concern, but 500 quid is still 500 quid!
Anyone with any experience?
Ta
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