From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1G2i03-00087e-0J for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:20:03 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k6I5Hh3B018170; Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:17:43 GMT Received: from megahappy.net (82-182-31-216.tierzero.net [216.31.182.82] (may be forged)) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k6I5CgLi021215 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:12:45 GMT Received: by megahappy.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 9ED6C4C00E; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:12:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by megahappy.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B9EB68028 for ; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:12:42 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:12:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Bryan Whitehead To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT SATA card recommendations In-Reply-To: <200607171221.58840.mike@gaima.co.uk> Message-ID: References: <200607171221.58840.mike@gaima.co.uk> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="534270646-376059191-1153199562=:31399" X-Archives-Salt: fc8c572e-ebc6-48b6-bc20-9ddd21191039 X-Archives-Hash: 7ca97a06491a37ae01496af9823a1ec0 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --534270646-376059191-1153199562=:31399 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE You might want take a look at your numbers again. Using 500GB SATA disks=20 or bigger means you don't need such expensive raid cards (or multiple raid= =20 cards)... Also, you have fewer moving parts to break. On Mon, 17 Jul 2006, Mike Williams wrote: > 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 P= ATA > 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 =A3/GB at the moment, even if they only give 29= 8GB > usable space. > 10 x 298GB / RAID6 =3D=3D just under twice what I've got already, and mor= e > 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 > > --=20 Bryan Whitehead Email:driver@megahappy.net --534270646-376059191-1153199562=:31399-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list