[CentOS] Raid Cards

Tue Jun 6 09:44:11 UTC 2006
Feizhou <feizhou at graffiti.net>

Tony Wicks wrote:
> http://www.highpoint-tech.com/datasheets/RR2220%20datasheet_050430.pdf 
> Anyone know if this is any good under Centos 4.3 ? I see there is a 
> current RHEL 3 and 4 driver. Would that driver survive kernel upgrades, 
> I'm guessing it would being modular ?

Forget this proprietary software raid drivers. Just use the kernel 
software raid capabilities. There has yet to appear a company that 
manufactures bios on a chip raid cards that provide adequate or even 
minimal linux driver support.

> 
> (please don't tell me that 3ware is the only make to use, tw_cli is not 
> exactly user friendly).

If you don't like hardware raid then there is nothing else for you.

> 
> Anyone using this - 
> http://www.promise.com/product/product_detail_eng.asp?segment=RAID%20HBAs&product_id=147 
> 
> Promise has never given me any joy under Linux.

Nor has any other bios on a chip raid card manufacturer.

Yes, Promise is supposed to have a few actual hardware raid cards...