[ale] RAID card for home use?

[Solomon Peachy]

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 12:14:06AM -0400, Raj Wurttemberg wrote:
> Valid point... I guess adding one more drive for RAID5 won't break the bank.
> haha!  
> 
> LSI Logic 9270-8i....
> - Amazon: $565
> - eBay: $160

I can't honestly speak for the LSI cards' robustness and Linux support, 
but another option is to go with a 3Ware card.  Their Linux support is 
top-notch.

For example, you can get a new 3Ware 9650SE-12ML for $70 on ebay, and 
that includes one breakout cable. Their newer 9690 and 9750 cards are 
better, especially if you're going full RAID6, but are more expensive.

But if you're not going RAID5/6, using a fancy controller will buy you 
better manageability (and in the case of RAID1 you'll always be able to 
boot), at best the performance will be the same vs the onboard 
controller.

(I've been using 3Ware cards for about 15 years now; a 9650SE-16ML is 
 currently powering the system I'm sending this from.  I've not had a 
 single controller-related failure with these things))

 - Solomon
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