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    SubjectRe: what is the "best" RAID 5 scsi controller?

    Thanks! Mylex is at the top of my list.

    Are those motherboards with integrated RAID ultra2 controllers any
    good? The one I looked at is a Tyan Thunderbold and has a "RAID bus
    slot" and use an Adaptec 7896.

    Mark

    > We used DPT RAID5 controllers and since 2 months we changed to Mylex
    > eXtremeRAID 1100 controller.
    >
    > Very good product with perfect drivers for Linux.

    mark@hoist.nlcomm.com wrote:

    > I'm building a new server and I get to pick the hardware; so what is
    > the best "ultra 2" raid 5 controller wrt Linux support? I plan to
    > have qty. 4 9-gig discs and would like a controller with a good amount
    > of caching (raid 5 is very dependent on write caching).
    >
    > How will it notify me if one of the drives goes out (it will be far,
    > far away from me in an unattended room)?
    >
    > Hot swapping is a bonus but not too important.
    >
    > Thanks!
    > Mark
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