[WBEL-users] RAID using Highpoint hpt37x
Joshua Zukerman
zukerman@airolink.net
Mon, 5 Apr 2004 22:54:48 -0400
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As others suggested, 3ware is a good choice for hardware raid solutions =
in linux. In fact, they may be the only, but don't hold me to this.
I just picked up a 3ware escalade 6200 series raid card off ebay for =
around $50 used. It is an excellent card. Does raid0,1,10, and JBOD. I =
currently set up a RAID1 array with unmatched drives (for testing =
purposes) and then proceeded to install WBEL on it. The installer =
immediately saw the 3ware controller and treated it as a SCSI =
controller, thus the drive became /dev/sda. I loaded the 3ware disk =
utility for linux and it allows web-based administration of the raid =
arrays.
So far I am loving this card. Drivers built into the kernel, awesome =
performance (made the raid1 array in about 5mins vs 20mins with software =
raid in linux), good support, upgradeable (I flashed the firmware of the =
controller to latest version), and three year warranty (if it was new).
You can do hot spares and hot swapping of drives with any 4 or more port =
3ware controller. So if you want a completely redundant setup, get a 4 =
port off ebay (which I may do soon).
Just my $0.02.
Josh
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Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 4:04 PM
Subject: [WBEL-users] RAID using Highpoint hpt37x
I have installed WBEL and am 'kicking the tires'. So far it looks very =
good. I'll be testing the machine for use as a RADIUS authentication & =
email server in actual production soon.=20
One thing I insist on in my servers is hardware RAID, and I have =
standardized on the Highpoint hpt372 chip. The Highpoint driver worked =
fine for RH 8 & 9, but it doesn't work at all for WBEL.
I was on the phone with Highpoint support this morning and was told =
that the RH9 driver is not compatible with the RHEL3 kernel. They expect =
to release a RHEL3 compatible driver very soon, perhaps as early as this =
week. That driver should work fine with WBEL.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As others suggested, 3ware is a good =
choice for=20
hardware raid solutions in linux. In fact, they may be the only, but =
don't hold=20
me to this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I just picked up a 3ware escalade 6200 =
series raid=20
card off ebay for around $50 used. It is an excellent card. Does =
raid0,1,10, and=20
JBOD. I currently set up a RAID1 array with unmatched drives (for =
testing=20
purposes) and then proceeded to install WBEL on it. The installer =
immediately=20
saw the 3ware controller and treated it as a SCSI controller, thus the =
drive=20
became /dev/sda. I loaded the 3ware disk utility for linux and it allows =
web-based administration of the raid arrays.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So far I am loving this card. Drivers =
built into=20
the kernel, awesome performance (made the raid1 array in about 5mins vs =
20mins=20
with software raid in linux), good support, upgradeable (I flashed the =
firmware=20
of the controller to latest version), and three year warranty (if it was =
new).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You can do hot spares and hot swapping =
of drives=20
with any 4 or more port 3ware controller. So if you want a completely =
redundant=20
setup, get a 4 port off ebay (which I may do soon).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just my $0.02.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Josh</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 05, 2004 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WBEL-users] RAID =
using=20
Highpoint hpt37x</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have installed WBEL and am 'kicking =
the tires'.=20
So far it looks very good. I'll be testing the machine for use as a =
RADIUS=20
authentication & email server in actual production soon.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One thing I insist on in my servers =
is hardware=20
RAID, and I have standardized on the Highpoint hpt372 chip. The =
Highpoint=20
driver worked fine for RH 8 & 9, but it doesn't work at all =
for=20
WBEL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was on the phone with Highpoint =
support this=20
morning and was told that the RH9 driver is not compatible with the =
RHEL3=20
kernel. They expect to release a RHEL3 compatible driver very soon, =
perhaps as=20
early as this week. That driver should work fine with =
WBEL.</FONT></DIV>
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