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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