On Sun, 1 Feb 2004, Jimmy Wales wrote:
Upon closer inspection, though, it looks like I've
made a slight
mistake.
LSI 20320 1 Channel U320 SCSI Controller is what I ordered.
http://www.lsilogic.com/products/ultra320_host_bus_adapters/lsi20320rb.html
This card only supports RAID 0 or RAID 1.
As opposed to what other card?
I supposed you've forgotten linux has software RAID capability. I assure
you, no RAID card within your budget will outperform the system processors
even under load. While I generally recommend the use of hardware RAID,
you don't have one of those in hand. So, unless you're going to go buy
one *right now*, software RAID will do. (you *are* making backups, right?)
--Ricky
PS: Hardware RAID isn't magic. It can screw up your data too. My DPT
SmartRaid IV spewed all over it's array a few weeks ago. The array
was built several years ago. I now get the fun task of rebuilding
'/' from all the numbers in '/lost+found'.