Big, fast disk toys

Howdy All

Adaptec 2400A is a raid cable ATA solution and the Adaptec 39160 is a dual channel LVD scsi controller no raid.

Adaptec 2400A:
» i960RS based
» Up to 128 MB memory support
» 4-channel support up to 4 drives
» Online capacity expansion


Affordable, full-featured ATA/100 RAID card for data protection. Ideal for PC server users looking to take advantage of advanced RAID features on ATA hard drives. The Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A card is a microprocessor-based RAID solution for PC server environments employing ATA hard drives. The Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A supports up to 4 drives, with transfer rates up to 100 MByte/sec per channel over 4 channels providing advanced RAID functionality at an affordable price. It is the ideal solution for those who want increased server capacity and performance. It offers state-of-the-art manageability features through Adaptec's Storage Manager Pro? software.

Cost: $336.99


Adaptec 39160:
» Two (2) Independent Ultra 160 Channels for 320 MByte/sec performance (160 each).
» 64-bit PCI (32 supported) for 266 MB/s throughput with MotherBoard.
» SpeedFlex Technology ensures top performance of all connected devices, regardless of SCSI generation, and provides seamless backwards compatibility protecting legacy devices.
» Two External connectors are 68-pin Very High Density for connection to LVD drives (also includes two internal LVD & one 50-pin standard internal connector).

Cost: $349.99

Richard

http://www.insight.com/web/apps/productpresentation/index.php?alert=categoryresults&product_id=AD070531

http://www.insight.com/web/apps/productpresentation/index.php?product_id=AD622782


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[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Nancy
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Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 4:31 PM
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Subject: Re: Big, fast disk toys



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Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 4:05 PM
Subject: Big, fast disk toys


> If you're looking for a big, fast, relatively cheap RAID system I'm
> really impressed with the Adaptec 2400A controller. I'm playing with it
> at work, BTW, not home. The bootable config CD runs Linux and has a
> click-thru for the GPL.
>
> You can connect up to 4 IDE drives to it to build a RAID unit. The
> setup I'm using is four WD1000 100GB disks at RAID 0 for approx 376GB.
> The whole deal can be had for somewhere right around $2K and compares
> *very* favorably with a Fibre Channel SAN system that costs much, much
> more.

Sounds interesting..

Any Idea how this compares to the 39160 Scsi Controller?

>
> I actually like this IDE solution better than any Adaptec scsi RAID I've
> used, most notably the 131U2 (which has no Linux support). Bigger,
> cheaper, very fast (100MB/sec). The only challenge is mounting the
> drives with enough breathing room; they run hot.

I thought all drives run Hot ... ( Previous experience of branding of hand
on Quantum products )

>
> At some point I may be able to load Linux on this but it'll be awhile.
>
> Steve
> Guess I'll go clean the garage now :-(

Nige

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