Subject: Re: SATA RAID controller recommendations
To: Dan Melomedman <dan@devonit.com>
From: None <netbsd@purk.ee>
List: current-users
Date: 12/08/2003 22:16:09
Hi
ICP Vortex controllers should be supported (at least scsi) tough...
http://www.icp-vortex.com/english/product/pci/rz_sata/8546rz_e.htm
Tsiteerin Dan Melomedman <dan@devonit.com>:
> Chris Tribo wrote:
> > I recommend not getting any promise product. We made the mistake
> > of getting a ST6000 from them. Until the last firmware update, the card
> > didn't notice bad blocks or write failures from the disks, and just
> > happily kept writing. So you end up with the array going on and offline
> > randomly,and/or the card locking up randomly and/or data corruption. It
>
> Thanks.
>
> > Most of what I've heard recommends 3ware. All their cards are
>
> These seem to be at least twice as expensive as most two channel SATA
> cards though.
You get what you pay for ;-)
>
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