On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Alex Dean <
alex@crackpot.org> wrote:
>
> On Jan 19, 2009, at 7:30 AM, Mark Phillips wrote:
>
> Eric
>>
>> Thanks for the summary, and thank-you to everyone for their ideas.
>>
>> Based on NewEgg prices, here is some more information:
>>
>>
>>
>> What controllers have you been pricing? I'm planning a similar backup
> server for my home, and I'm not sure which to go with.
Joe Fleming, in an earlier post to this thread, uses this card on Debian:
Promise TX4 card (4 SATA-II ports on a normal PCI interface, $60 shipped on
newegg). It is still $60 at Newegg, and that is the one I priced.
>
>
> In general, what resources do you guys know about for checking Linux
> compatibility for PCI SATA controllers and other hardware? I haven't had
> much success finding a site to check this out.
>
> I'm planning a RAID1 setup. Is it true that I'll get better performance
> from 2 controllers, vs. a single controller for both disks? Does using
> multiple controllers add any complexity in the md raid setup?
>
> alex
>
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