Re: Re: [suse-amd64] Sata Raid Controller for 64 bit?

Hi Andy,

I upgraded a system with a RAID1 array to SuSE 10.0 at the weekend. There was 
a warning that the new kernel does not support RAID controllers at all and 
the system needed to be migrated to a software RAID array. Since I had 
already done this, there was no problem. I would suggest that you look at 
migrating from hardware to software RAID before you upgrade.

Nick

On Tuesday 14 February 2006 10:19, Andy wrote:
> 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
> >>
> >>
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> >> We also use the 3ware RAID controllers for SATA.  And have had no
> >> problems with them.
> >>
> >> -Alain
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