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

Oh, that is not a solution for me.

I had software raid untill i opted for a raid 10( 4x HDD ) with the 3ware 
controller. It works just great, but I was wondering about this update.

....question still open....

Regards,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Snellock" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [suse-ia64] 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
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >> 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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