On 4/27/09 6:44 PM, "John R Pierce" <pierce at hogranch.com> wrote: > David M Lemcoe Jr. wrote: >> If you are using PERC, it is simply not compatible with Linux, and >> should never be. It is a terrible piece of hardware. I would recommend >> using dmraid > > say huh? > > Admittedly I'm not up on the newer PERCs, but the older ones I've used > were mostly LSI Logic/AMI Megaraid hardware, with Dell firmware, and > seemed pretty damn solid to me. These were ultra320 scsi systems, with > hotswap drive bays, and battery backed caches. PERCs work just fine under Linux (new and old). There are more than a few people on this list using Dell servers (which a vast majority use PERC controllers.) They are tested and certified against RHEL, so I can't see a reason that they wouldn't "just work".