> Milan Roubal wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >
> >>Milan Roubal wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>So other question - is there SATA controler that
> >>>is working in linux multiple controlers (4 cards)
> >>>and is for better bus than standart PCI? Like PCI-X or
> >>>PCI 66 MHz like promise is?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Most current SATA cards aren't faster than 64/66. Heck many are
> >>32/66, or 64/33. The problem is most everyone other than 3ware's linux
> >>drivers suck. I can't find a non raid SATA controller than works for me
> >>under linux.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Heh, bad news for me.
> >
> >
> >
> >> 3ware cards tend to max out a 64/33 solt around 6 drives for
> >>sequential IO. (This will change in their next gen cards) You get much
> >>better performance with two 8 port cards running 6 drives each than a
> >>single 12 port card. Personally I recommend either 3ware raid10, or
> >>linux software raid 5 if you're a performance junky.
> >>
> >> Adaptec does have a new 4 port card sata raid card. It seems to work
> >>well, and the driver on their cdrom includes around 30 precompiled
> >>binaries for various RH, MDK, and Suse kernels. Source for the updated
> >>aacraid driver is included. An interesting side note their cdrom seem
> >>to run linux. (Yes they seem to provide source/patches for the various
> >>gpl programs it uses.)
> >>
> >>--
> >>Once you have their hardware. Never give it back.
> >>(The First Rule of Hardware Acquisition)
> >>Sam Flory <sflory@rackable.com>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >All this cards are RAID controllers, I want only SATA controlers and I am
> >using software raid 5.
> >I was using Promise TX2 controllers for PATA drives and it was working
> >great, so I tried
> >the SATA card from Promise too and it looks only troubles and troubles...
> > Milan Roubal
> >
> >
> >
>
> Your best bet may be some silcon image chipset, or the high point card
> that seem to have the same interface as their pata card. Personally at
> this stage there really isn't any reason to switch to sata. (Other than
> saner cabling.) I've yet to see a sata drive, other than the WD raptor,
> that faster than pata drive. The WD raptors are nearly scsi drive fast,
> but are small cap and pricey.
>
> --
> Once you have their hardware. Never give it back.
> (The First Rule of Hardware Acquisition)
> Sam Flory <sflory@rackable.com>
>
>
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