[CentOS] IBM ServeRAID Manager software

Sat May 30 07:25:06 UTC 2009
Timo Schoeler <timo.schoeler at riscworks.net>

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thus Ralph Angenendt spake:
> Timo Schoeler wrote:
>> To make it short: Have a x345 here with ServeRAID ?? (Adaptec
>> ASR-2020S). As soon as I realized I have to install additional SW and
>> the HBA has no decent BIOS, I ripped it out of the machine and went mdadm.
> 
> The x345 seems to be a bad example, the speed on the ServeRaid adapter
> in there really sucked, I am seeing better throughput with mdadm on
> there too. 

I really never tried it; the machine itself is very nice for an
x86-based server, but the HBA itself didn't convince me (that is, I read
the documentation and decided that it's not enterprise class ;)...

> With other machines I really didn't have problems with ServeRaid, except
> if you suddenly get one of those ServeRaid cards which can only do
> RAID1 or RAID0 :)
> 
> Ralph

Best,

Timo

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