Re: [ale] IDE Raid Controller that works with Slackware 8.1 ?

[Christopher Fowler <cfowler@outpostsentinel.com>]

IMHO, a raid card that does all the work on its card and provides
the Linux kernel a LV that appears as a disk is the best route. 

Int he past, SW Raid was a big "no-no" and we ran from it
like the plague.  Times may have changed.

On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 10:06:58AM -0400, aaron wrote:
> I may have misunderstood but...
> 
> ...During his RAID presentation at last month's Central meeting Dan Cox 
> suggested that some of the "hardware" RAID cards may be little more than 
> drive controller interfaces that, in actuality, rely on the kernel level 
> software RAID to function. A little extra "caveat emptor" may be in order for 
> your search. 
> 
> In any case, is there a reason that you want to avoid the software RAID that 
> is available for the Linux kernel? ( Dan didn't mention any big down sides, 
> but then he wrote a lot of the code. ;-)  Or is it the case that the 
> Slackware version of the kernel makes it difficult to incorporate the RAID 
> options?? 
> 
> Just curious... thanks.
> 
> peace
> aaron
> 
> On Monday 30 June 2003 21:12, Christopher Bergeron wrote:
> > Does anyone know of an IDE Raid (5) controller that works well under 
> > Slackware?  Specifically, I'd like to avoid cards like the Promise 
> > SX4000 - the one that says it works with Linux but has closed source 
> > drivers and only works with Redhat and Suse.  I guess any card that has 
> > open-source drivers will work, but if you guys have any tips or brands 
> > to recommend, please let me know.
> > 
> > 
> > Much thanks,
> > CB
> 
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