Re: Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?

Hi to all,

I got the 9550SX-4LP. It works great. OS: Suse 10.
The only thing I had to do is a firmware update to the controller and to 
specify the drivers at Suse installation.

Now, I read about some problems when updating Suse ... more exactly a kernel 
update, that the drives are not seen anymore after a reboot. I would like to 
update the suse but I work remote and if the system doesn't boot anymore 
then I have BIG problems.

Do you have any suggestions? or... it should work well....

Andy.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <[email protected]>
To: "Andy" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?


> Check out the 9550SX-4LP. I have used all three (8506, 9500, and 9550) and
> performance gets better with each version.
>
> Bob Dehn
>
>
> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote on 01/12/2006 08:46:08 AM:
>
>> Hi again,
>>
>> We had this discution last year. Now I have time to reinstall the
> system...
>> and to order the raid controller.
>>
>> I will buy one of these:
>> 3WARE 9500S-4 4HD RAID
>> 3WARE 8506- 4 4HD RAID.
>>
>> OS will be Suse 9.1(maybe 10... but not 100%)
>>
>> I have 4 SATA HDD's and want to build a 10 Raid.
>>
>> According to some benchmarks the 8506 is faster then the 9500S.
>> http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=9500s4lp&page=8
>>
>> Now, I don't know which one should I buy. The price difference is 30
> EURO
>> more for the 9500.
>>
>> Any suggestion is welcome.
>>
>> Andy.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Black, Alain" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>; "Andy" <[email protected]>
>> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:31 PM
>> Subject: RE: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?
>>
>>
>> Same here.  Lspci shows it as " 01:01.0 RAID bus controller: 3ware Inc
>> 3ware 7000-series ATA-RAID (rev 01)"
>>
>> We are also running the 3dm software to  monitor the card/RAID set.
>>
>> -Alain.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
>>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:42 AM
>> To: Andy
>> Cc: Black, Alain; [email protected]; [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?
>>
>> I've got one of the 8506 series SATA RAID controllers running the stock
>> 3w-xxxx driver with no problems so far - had more problems finding an
>> XP64
>> driver for it....
>>
>>
>> Kevin Gassiot
>> Advanced Systems Group
>> Visualization Systems Support
>>
>>
>> Veritas DGC
>> 10300 Town Park Dr.
>> Houston, Texas 77072
>> 832-351-8978
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>              "Andy"
>>
>>              <[email protected]>
>>
>>
>> To
>>              10/18/2005 02:57          "Black, Alain"
>>
>>              AM                        <[email protected]>,
>>
>>                                        <[email protected]>,
>>
>>                                        <[email protected]>
>>
>>
>> cc
>>
>>
>>
>> Subject
>>                                        Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid
>>
>>                                        Controller for 64 bit?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >> We also use the 3ware RAID controllers for SATA.  And have had no
>> >> problems with them.
>> I supose you mean the 3ware 9500S series controllers.
>>
>> I couldn't find any drivers for suse 9x 64 for the 8506 series.
>>
>> Andy.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Black, Alain" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 10:24 PM
>> Subject: RE: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jack Malone [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 4:18 AM
>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?
>>
>> At 04:06 AM 10/17/2005, Andy wrote:
>> >Hi to all,
>> >
>> >We have a Fujitsu Siemens Econel 200 Server. 2x Intel Xeon 2.8, 2x
>> >SATA HDD. Suse 9.1 64 Prof is installed.
>> >
>> >At the moment we are using a software raid, but we want to buy 2
>> >more HDD's and implement a 0+1 or 1+0 RAID.
>> >I looked over and over about raid controllers, have found from 120
>> >EURO's  to 1000 EURO's but there seems to be a little problematic
>> >the Suse 64 driver.
>> >
>> >A very convenient driver would be the
>> >Promise FastTrack S150 TX4 or
>> >SX4 controller
>> >but I still don't know if the drivers are quite functional.
>> >
>> >The tx4 seems faster as the sx4 but has no 64 driver.
>> >
>> >We had in the past some problems with hardware raid controller on suse.
>> >
>> >Does anyone uses some good raid controllers and could give me some
>> >informations?
>> >
>> >I have been using 3ware sata raid on two different machines here at
>> >work with amd 64 cpu's in them with no problem. suse has the 3ware
>> >driver built in for years now. been using 3ware raid cards for years
>> >also with no problems. now I am not sure what they cost in
>> >EURO's  since im in the US.
>>
>>
>> jack
>>
>>
>> --
>> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe
>> For additional commands, email: [email protected]
>>
>>
>> We also use the 3ware RAID controllers for SATA.  And have had no
>> problems with them.
>>
>> -Alain
>>
>> --
>> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe
>> For additional commands, email: [email protected]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe
>> For additional commands, email: [email protected]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe
>> For additional commands, email: [email protected]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe
>> For additional commands, email: [email protected]
>>
>
>
> 


-- 
Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe
For additional commands, email: [email protected]