Re: Linux raid config tool for IBM eServer x335/345

Hello Andrew McGlashan,

Am 2011-01-11 04:11:39, hacktest Du folgendes herunter:
> Can't get much better than free, can you.... ;-)
> 
> My recipe for those IBM boxen is to have the RAID controller provide
> single drive arrays and to use software RAID in Linux because that
> way I know I can monitor the RAID properly myself without any extra
> tools. This also gives battery backup for the drives, so that is
> handy.

Then you lost the HotSwap capability.

And up to now I had only negative experience with software Raid

> The IBM System setup disks are used on their own (boot from them),
> before installing anything on the box.  They can update firmware and
> set things up as desired, then you install your Debian once that is
> done.

Yeah, I know, but there are tools for RedHat and SuSE and maybe  someone
has goten it running under Debian...

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
    Michelle Konzack

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