[ale] RAID card for home use?

[Jim Kinney]

I've used 3ware and lsi recently. Both are good. Adaptec is also good. All
3 have solid Linux support both as kernel drivers and user space control
tools.

Currently, I'm on an LSI binge as their larger models support expanding a
RAID6 array on the fly and that's a needed capability right now.
On Sep 28, 2015 7:46 AM, "Solomon Peachy" <pizza at shaftnet.org> wrote:

> 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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