Jeff Dean on Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:20:28 -0500 (EST)


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Re: [PLUG] RAID


This certainly won't help you with your specific problem, but you can
eliminate the RAID controller driver issue, while also increasing
modularity, by using an external SCSI-to-SCSI controller.  These have SCSI
channels to connect to host SCSI boards and other disk channels to connect
to bunches of disks, far more than you can stick into your server box.  The
modularity makes it easy to move the entire disk farm from server to server
if necessary.  

jd

At 01:15 PM 2/18/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Nick:
>
>    You probably need to get a driver from the Raid controller vendor. I've
>been using DPT boards, and they work beautifully, right out of the box, no
>fiddling around. There are other brands too that support Linux, but not all
>do.
>
>Tom
>
>"Vettese, Nick A" wrote:
>
>> I was wondering if Linux supports Hardware RAID in Kernel 2.2 or 2.3?  If
>> not will it be available in 2.4?  we have an HP Netserver LPr and are
>> loading Linux onto it.  The problem is Linux isn't recognizing the
>> controller.  Sorry, I am not aware of the controller right now (It is
>> standard on the LPr).  Any input would be great.
>> Thanks
>>
>> Nicholas A. Vettese
>> PC Specialist
>> Delaware Investments
>> 215-255-8901
>>
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