Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: what is the "best" RAID 5 scsi controller? | From | Michael Alan Dorman <> | Date | 07 May 1999 09:33:27 -0400 |
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<mark@hoist.nlcomm.com> writes: > Thanks! Mylex is at the top of my list.
I just brought up a box with a DAC 960, and am working on a second one. Despite some initial problems with drive configurations (you just can't by high-capacity UW SCSI drives---they're all LVD/SE, and I wasn't aware there were special terminators for LVD/SE drives on SE chains), I would do it again in a heartbeat, if only because when we had occasion to call Mylex, they were prompt, helpful to a fault, and always regarded linux as a perfectly reasonable OS to be running on the controller.
Now, I would caution you to *IN ADVANCE* check Mylex' site---and even contact Mylex---to be sure the drives you are considering getting don't have any known issues, many seem to have some issues, and Mylex can steer you clear of the ones that have big ones. Oh, and Mylex strongly recommends you don't mix drive types on a single controller.
> Are those motherboards with integrated RAID ultra2 controllers any > good? The one I looked at is a Tyan Thunderbold and has a "RAID bus > slot" and use an Adaptec 7896.
A buddy of mine has an Asus P2B-S that's might nice, and gets good speed.
Mike.
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