On 7/9/06, Jacob Yocom-Piatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i'm building a machine on the cheap for colocation. what is the most affordable card that will do hardware SATA RAID? i've seen ~220 usd for the MegaRAID 150-4.
If you're using it for co-location, remember that the 150-4 isn't exactly low profile. I'd be surprised if you can fit it into a 19" rack mounted chassis. Even with a riser card, the card may just be too tall to fit. Looking at the manufacturer page [1], you can see the upper bit of the board (i.e. the bit with the jumpers). That's the part that may be too tall.
can i do any better? [...] any experiences using such a card would be a plus.
Some 3ware cards may be cheaper but I doubt you'd do better with them. Personally, I'm quite happy with the 150-4 card. It suits my needs fine and bioctl(8) is of course a splendid bonus. I'm not using it in a co-located environment, so I can't tell you whether it would fit into a 19" chassis. Cheers, Rogier -- If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there.
