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From: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: RAID w/FreeBSD (suggestions wanted!)
Date: 23 Sep 1995 03:52:34 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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lam@awod.com (Ken Lam) wrote:
]
] I have a number of pentiums running on AHA2940s and are moving to the
] 3940(W)s. I am evaluating RAID arrays for these machines -- mainly for
] reliability (and to a lesser extent speed).
]
] I would like a RAID array with 2 channels so that I can utilize it between
] 2 of our servers. I currently have a mix of Micropolis and Seagate drives
] floating amongst our servers and would like to move to a nice uniform
] array.
]
] Initially, I imagine using 2GB drives, with a array capacity of 8-10GB.
] I would like to be able to swap the 2GB drives for 4GB drives or whatever
] higher capacity/faster drives become available when I begin to exceed
] that space limitation.
]
] Suggestions on good RAID array manufacturers/resellers/VARs.
] Suggestions on drives to be in the array are welcome as well.
Compaq selss a SCSI controller with RAID built in.
There is a FreeBSD driver for this best, on request from the author
(it may in fact have been integrated by now). If it's not in the
current sources, look up a -hackers posting with subject RAID (from
http://www.freebsd.org ) and contact the author.
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.