On Sun, 29 Jun 2008, Rainer Duffner wrote: *snip* > On our HP DL320G5s, FreeBSD7 didn't even detect the MatrixRAID array > (RAID1). Even the Windoze-guys tell us that they don't trust it. > > So we settled for RAID1 via gmirror. > > MatrixRAID is a scam, if you ask me - like all the other BIOS-RAIDs we > have had the displeasure to see over the years. I have been using the Intel MatrixRAID (ICH9R) with RAID1 successfully. Already, I have had to replace one drive, and the rebuild worked. The only reason I used it instead of gmirror, which I use on another system (FreeBSD-only), is that it allows the whole drive to be mirrored regardless of what other OS's I have installed. What other inexpensive (cheap! :)) and reliable (assuming MatrixRAID counts) whole-disk (SATA) mirroring solutions exist? The cheapest I found on NewEgg is Syba ($12). Personally, I have never heard of the brand. Is what you can get in the $12-30 range any better than MatrixRAID? Would they be any faster? Sean -- scf_at_FreeBSD.orgReceived on Sun Jun 29 2008 - 14:09:47 UTC
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