dan1 wrote: > Hello. > > I would like to know if promise RAID cards are compatible with CentOS > / RHEL ? > I have seen that only SATA is supported on the RHEL hardware > compatibility list. The other ATA raid cards seems not to be > compatible. They give source code and promise grants compatibility > with RedHat 8 and 9 but not RHEL. > > I would like to know if somebody tried a ATA raid card like Fasttrack > TX2000, SX4000, Fasttrack 100 TX2, etc.. > If you could share me your experience it would be great. > > My provider says that he had some bad experiences about that cards and > he doesn't allow me to use CentOS on his promise cards he provides > (only), so I cannot have RAID on my server... it's a shame.. > > Thanks for any feedback. > > Daniel > If you can afford it the simplest solution is a 3Ware ATA RAID card like the 8506-4LP. They are true hardware raid and have had excellent support in Linux for a long time. They just work. If you want to use SATA cards I would say get cards like the TX4 which is a non-raid card for like $70. 4 SATA ports, then add software RAID. I use both, as well as some larger 8 port 3ware cards in some larger storage systems. Terrence