Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 May 2005 14:05:00 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Adaptec AIC-79xx HostRaid |
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Jeff Sipek wrote: > On Mon, May 30, 2005 at 01:21:05PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > >>On Mon, May 30, 2005 at 06:13:03PM +0100, Clemente Aguiar wrote: >> >>>Hello, >>> >>>We have acquired some IBM xServers which have an integrated raid controller >>>based on the Adaptec AIC-79xx U320 SCSI controller (called HostRaid). >>> >>>Is there already support for HostRaid? Are there drivers for it? >>>>From which kernel version and where do I find it in the config? >> >>HostRaid is just software RAID; you can ignore it and let Linux use the >>underlying SCSI devices via the standard aic79xx driver. > > > As far as I know, it is software raid done much closer to the hw than > the linux sw raid (md).
software RAID is software RAID.
It makes no difference whether you embed the RAID software in the Adaptec driver or make it a separate module.
Jeff
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