Re: IDE RAID5

["L. V. Lammert" <lvl_(_at_)_omnitec_(_dot_)_net>]

At 08:26 PM 10/7/2004 -0400, Jim Razmus wrote:

> Consequently I have been steering people away from 3Ware.  I instead
> purchased 5 Adaptec controllers.  They also do not provide
> inter-operability, but at least I didn't get a flat out no regarding
> support.  And if a drive fails, at least they beep annoyingly.  Now I
> just have to write an "annoying beep" sensor to alert of drive failures.

Interesting comment Adaptec - I had thought they were well supported in OBSD!

**ARE** there any RAID5 controllers that will inter-operate with OBSD? 
Wan't Theo hot on Adaptec earlier this year, or was it Intel?

It would be **REALLY** nice to have a RAID5 machine with a 
controller/driver capable of communicating array status. It's somewhat 
frustrating to reboot a server with a Knoppix disk just to rebuild an array 
(though it works just fine for 3Ware).

> Adaptec are you listening?

We may be a righteous market, but unfortunately nowhere big enough to have 
any leverage.

        Lee