Re: FreeBSD & Serial ATA

2005-05-02 Thread Dominic Marks
On Monday 02 May 2005 17:22, O'Reilly, Stuart wrote: > %< --- snipped > > > I have good experiences with RocketRAID 1520 and 1640. I'm running a > > 1640 with three SATA drives since one year without problems; it's just a > > little bit slow. Highpoint offers binary FreeBSD drivers for thes

Re: FreeBSD & Serial ATA

2005-05-02 Thread O'Reilly, Stuart
%< --- snipped I have good experiences with RocketRAID 1520 and 1640. I'm running a 1640 with three SATA drives since one year without problems; it's just a little bit slow. Highpoint offers binary FreeBSD drivers for these controllers, but I think that people don't like this kind of sup

Re: FreeBSD & Serial ATA

2005-05-02 Thread O'Reilly, Stuart
%< - snipped I have had really good luck with the 3ware 8xxx cards for some time. A 2 port version can be had for ~$100USD. I have quite a few running 4.x and now RELENG_5 with great results. You can also pull off the SMART info from the drives via the smartmontools as well as monitor

Re: FreeBSD & Serial ATA

2005-05-01 Thread Mike Tancsa
At 10:10 AM 01/05/2005, O'Reilly, Stuart wrote: The system is a P4 1.8Ghz system with 512MB RAM and 2 x 80GB drives running in RAID 1. The system will be co-lo'd so something reliable is required. I have had really good luck with the 3ware 8xxx cards for some time. A 2 port version can be had f

Re: FreeBSD & Serial ATA

2005-05-01 Thread Björn König
O'Reilly, Stuart wrote: I've been looking at the Highpoint RocketRAID controllers and seen that they come with FreeBSD drivers. It's just a question of what is good and what to avoid. I am prepared to spend between £40 - £70 on a mid range reliable card.

Re: FreeBSD & Serial ATA

2005-05-01 Thread O'Reilly, Stuart
%< snipped This is a low-budget suggestion: I have good experiences with RocketRAID 1520 and 1640. I'm running a 1640 with three SATA drives since one year without problems; it's just a little bit slow. Highpoint offers binary FreeBSD drivers for these controllers, but I think that peo

Re: FreeBSD & Serial ATA

2005-05-01 Thread Björn König
O'Reilly, Stuart wrote: I'm in the process of building / upgrading a server and have chosen FreeBSD to run it. One requirement is the ability to support RAID 1. I am looking at adding a Serial ATA PCI card but i'm unsure which is best. This is a low-budget suggestion: I have good experiences w

Re: FreeBSD & Serial ATA

2005-05-01 Thread Scott Long
O'Reilly, Stuart wrote: Hi guys, Firstly, please go easy, i'm new to the list. I'm in the process of building / upgrading a server and have chosen FreeBSD to run it. One requirement is the ability to support RAID 1. I am looking at adding a Serial ATA PCI card but i'm unsure which is best. The