[CentOS] 4.4/64-bit Supermicro/ Nvidia Sata RAID Driver

[Karl R. Balsmeier]

Karanbir Singh wrote:

> Karl R. Balsmeier wrote:
>
>> so what's the sata_nv I see during the install, that's not a driver?
>>
>> I'm familiar with fake-raid and usually avoid it, but as a dev box it 
>> seemed OK to let it slide and put the cash into more RAM & disks.
>>
>> -krb
>>
>>
>>
>> Feizhou wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Karl,
>>>
>>>> Any suggestions on the step-by-step sequence for this?
>>>>
>>>> bonus/ p.s. -anyone had any experience with the Nvidia onboard 
>>>> RAID/ Supermicros?  Did you like it, (I'm an LSI-Logic fan myself), 
>>>> just looking for opinions...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> NVRaid is not supported as there is no NVRaid driver for Linux. 
>>> NVRaid also belongs to what Linux kernel developers call 
>>> 'fake-raid'. It is really just some RAID Bios coupled with a 
>>> software RAID driver.
>>>
>>> You are better off using them as individual disks and Linux software 
>>> raid instead.
>>
>
>
> the sata_nv is the interface driver for your sata interface.
>
> - KB
>
> PS: please refrain from top posting


by top posting you mean writing on top?  OK.  thanks for the info, very 
useful...