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I'm building a small business linux server and would like to incorporate a hardware RAID. I have never done a hardware RAID with linux before and am looking for a solution that is inexpensive, uses IDE drives, and is relatively easy to build.
I had my eye on:
HighPoint RocketRaid 100 and 133 and 3ware 7006-2, since they were all within my price range.
Can anyone suggest one of those, or any other one that would fit my needs?
By the way, I will probably be running Fedora (latest stable version) or RedHat 9.
If you are going to use a raid controller I suggest you do a google search and double check that fedora works with it, otherwise you might spend £80 and then find out it wont work.
I am also trying to figure out how to get raid 1. My controller is on the mobo. No luck as of yet though.
For parition configuration I suggest looking at this thread, I used a modified version of it to help me arrange the data on my server.
The only hardware RAID that you listed is 3ware. Highpoint is software RAID and same goes for INTEL, VIA, Silicon Image, Promise. I suggest using Linux built-in software RAID for Highpoint, VIA, INTEL, Silicon Image, and Promise controllers.
If you are going to use a raid controller I suggest you do a google search and double check that fedora works with it, otherwise you might spend £80 and then find out it wont work.
Precisely the reason I posted here. To find the most common linux supported hardware RAID controller.
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How many hard drives will this machine have?
I am thinking about putting 2 120-200GB drives and mirror them. Not exactly sure on the size yet, but something big.
Originally posted by Electro The only hardware RAID that you listed is 3ware. Highpoint is software RAID and same goes for INTEL, VIA, Silicon Image, Promise. I suggest using Linux built-in software RAID for Highpoint, VIA, INTEL, Silicon Image, and Promise controllers.
I'm not quite sure I understand. So the highpoint cards don't actually do any processing, only the 3ware cards do? Then what is the need for the card in the first place?
Originally posted by lagreca
[I am thinking about putting 2 120-200GB drives and mirror them. Not exactly sure on the size yet, but something big. [/B]
Someone might need to correct me on this one, but isn't it better to have a separate drive for boot. I remember people having problems with boot on raided drives.
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