[wplug] IDE RAID controller feedback

[Edward Walter]

Oh, and before the flames start over insufficient clarity, it's a scsi
controller.

> I'm using a Dell Perc2 (adaptec) controller here.  It has native support
> in the current Redhat kernel.  To manage it while it's live, you need to
> download some utilities from Dell.  By and large, I've been happy with
> it.
>  The management interface under Linux kind of sucks... another set of
> arcane command line only tools to learn.  You can configure it at boot
> through the bios using a menu driven system.  I haven't done any serious
> performance testing on it, but it's been more than adequate for my
> needs.  It supports RAID levels 0,1,5,and 10 (mirrored stripes).  If you
> need benchmark numbers, I could run something like Bonnie and post the
> results.
>
> Ed
>
>> On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Jim LaSalle wrote:
>>
>>> Have IDE hardware RAID controllers come of age? Comments on Linux
>>> friendly IDE RAID controllers are welcome.
>>
>> Yes, they have.  We had a couple of 3ware Escalades (model 3W-6410) in
>> heavy use on mail and file servers and they did a fantastic job.  The
>> drivers are standard in the v2.4 kernel series.
>>
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