> CentOS List spake the following on 8/29/2007 11:31 AM: >> Hi ppl . >> >> I am getting a IBM x3200.. This machine can only support up to 4 x 250GB >> SATA. I need to have a usable space of 500GB and mirror it to other >> 500GB. >> IBM proposed me to get 2 RAID cards. Do you guys think i can do raid 0 on >> the first 2 x 250GB HDD and raid 0 on the second 2 x 250GB hdd, both on >> hardware raid and then during the installation of centos 5, i raid 1 on >> both the 2 sets of hardware raids? >> >> Thanks > Buy a single raid card that can support raid 10 or raid 1+0. The card IBM recommended is only 0,1 and they will not warranty any parts which are not from IBM.