Opinions on Adaptec SATA HostRAID?
Adam Hough
adam at gradientzero.com
Wed Mar 19 16:01:50 UTC 2008
On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 10:55 -0500, Roger Heflin wrote:
> Steve Snyder wrote:
> > I'm thinking of using the embedded Adaptec SATA HostRAID functionality on
> > my Supermicro X7DWA-N motherboard.
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience using Adaptec's HostRAID with Fedora
> > 7/8/9? Any success or horror stories to relate?
> >
> > Any information would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
>
> If you have to use Adaptec's extra driver disk, you don't want it,
> you will have to redo the driver on *EACH* kernel update, and it will
> be a big problem each time to remember to do it (and if you don't the machine
> won't boot the new kernel).
>
> If it works through dm-raid you should be ok, I don't remember if the Adaptec
> HostRAID works properly through dm-raid, I kind of think that it did start
> working a version or two ago, but I don't remember for sure, you should probably
> look on the dm-raid mailing list for more information about it, and for any
> gotcha reported with it.
>
> Roger
>
I find that when doing RAID it is safer to use the Linux software RAID
unless I am using a very beefy and well supported add on RAID card.
--
Adam Hough <adam at gradientzero.com>
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