[Linux] linux supported RAID cards

[Chris 'Chipper' Chiapusio]

On Sat, Jun 02, 2007 at 11:37:15PM -0400, Kendrick Vargas wrote:
>I know there are a bunch of RAID cards out there that are "supported" by
> linux but have no real management utilities. I'd like to get a card
>that has:
>
> - Non proprietery drivers
> - RAID 5
> - Quality enough to live 4-5 years (preferably more)
> - Good/Native management and notification utilities
> - Good performance on the cheap
> - Ideally PCIe (as it's the tech going forward)
> - < $300 (a bit more ain't bad, but that's my room-to-grow limit)
>
>Performance doesn't have to be stellar as this isn't exactly a
>production box. It's just sitting in my closet. What I want is good
>compatibility, management tools and I'd like to avoid having to rebuild
>drivers and all sorts of craziness just to install an OS or do a kernel
>upgrade.
>
>I've been looking at the LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS stuff (likely the 8208
>ELP) because I've used their management stuff in linux before and I know
>the brand name. I can't seem to find performance numbers online and I'm
>troubled by the lack of cache, however the only time I do interesting
>transfers is when I move ISO's onto or off of a share, which I imagine
>blasts through any cache on the card anyway.
>
>Right now I've got an Adaptec 2610SA that was apparently a Dell server
>pull blowout that I picked up off eBay for $100. While it's working fine
>(I guess), I can't really get anything in terms of management utilities
>to recognize it. I'm assuming this is because it's not sitting in a
>Dell. I can get info from it through the BIOS between boots, but that's
>a crappy way to judge the status of the card.
>
>So, any thoughts or suggestions here?
>			-peace
>_______________________________________________
>Linux mailing list
>Linux@flux.org
>http://www.flux.org/mailman/listinfo/linux


The IBM ServeRAID cards are 'real' raid cards with full linux support. That
is, if you want SCSI RAID.  

Be wary of SATA RAID cards and check the linux sata raid faq before buying.

http://linux-ata.org/faq-sata-raid.html

Chip

-- 
------
				**** Warning ****
This e-mail message, without warrant or warning, and despite US law as set
forth in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, may be subject
to monitoring by the United States National Security Agency and/or the
Department of Defense. Information contained in this message may be used
against any senders or recipients, now or in the future, in a public trial
or secret tribunal.
                      Please encrypt anything important.
   PGP Key: http://wwwkeys.pgp.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x6CFA486D