Re: linux compatible IDE cards

From: Scott Johnson <scott.a.johnson@gmail.com>
Date: Mon Mar 28 2005 - 12:18:35 AKST

Perfect. This is what I plan on doing - using the IDE controller just
to get the drives attached, then do software RAID through the OS, not
the card.

Thanks everyone.

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:18:55 -0900, Joshua Kugler <joshua.kugler@uaf.edu> wrote:
> Oh...I didn't know that. ASUAF (http://asuaf.org) has been using one in their
> web server for two years now, and everything has gone well. Two drives on
> it, Linux RAID 1, works great. But I guess YMMV. This is one sysadmin that
> hasn't been burned by them...so you can't say that anymore. :)
>
> AH!! Just re-read your message. We aren't using a Promise RAID card. We're
> using a Promise IDE card, doing the RAID via Linux. So, if there is buggy
> RAID code, we aren't using it. As far as I know, their straight IDE
> controllers are pretty good.
>
> j----- k-----
>
> On Monday 28 March 2005 10:16, Adam bultman wrote:
> > Joshua Kugler wrote:
> > >Promise has good support under Linux.
> > >
> > >lspci -v reports:
> > >
> > >unknown : Promise Technology, Inc.|20269 [STORAGE_OTHER]
> > > (vendor:105a device:4d69 subv:105a subd:4d68)
> > >
> > >Don't know the model off the top of my head. Hope that helps.
> > >
> > >j----- k-----
> >
> > Please avoid Promise IDE RAID cards. They stink. Every sysadmin I've
> > spoken with that has used Promise IDE RAID cards has been burned.
> >
> > Just be wary.
> >
> > Adam
>
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