Good RAID for New Desktop Machine?
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From: Cydrome Leader on 9 Apr 2008 11:10 In comp.arch.storage Arno Wagner <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Doug White <gwhite(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote: >> I need to get a new desktop machine, and I'm planning on getting a card >> to support RAID mirroring in case of a disk crash. My wife has a 6 month >> old Dell that she bought with some brand of card & 2 drives, but Dell >> didn't install the card. We discovered that the first thing the card >> wants to do is reformat your primary drive, which is absurd. We sent it >> back and got a card from Promise. It took a few tech support calls to >> get it installed & working properly. Even now, it wants to go to the >> setup menu every time you boot. > >> Does anyone have a recommendation for a good RAID card? I'd like to get >> one that is reliable, and won't trash the primary (or remaining good) >> drive if something crashes. I've read too many horror stories of RAID >> systems that do stuff like reformatting the good drive when a bad drive >> is replaced & other such nonsense. > >> I'll be using this with XP Pro, so Vista isn't an issue. > >> Thanks! > >> Doug White > > Stay away from Adaptec. 3ware has a good reputation, but can you name a single problem with an adaptec 2420SA?
From: Arno Wagner on 9 Apr 2008 12:52 In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Cydrome Leader <presence(a)mungepanix.com> wrote: > In comp.arch.storage Arno Wagner <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Doug White <gwhite(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote: >>> I need to get a new desktop machine, and I'm planning on getting a card >>> to support RAID mirroring in case of a disk crash. My wife has a 6 month >>> old Dell that she bought with some brand of card & 2 drives, but Dell >>> didn't install the card. We discovered that the first thing the card >>> wants to do is reformat your primary drive, which is absurd. We sent it >>> back and got a card from Promise. It took a few tech support calls to >>> get it installed & working properly. Even now, it wants to go to the >>> setup menu every time you boot. >> >>> Does anyone have a recommendation for a good RAID card? I'd like to get >>> one that is reliable, and won't trash the primary (or remaining good) >>> drive if something crashes. I've read too many horror stories of RAID >>> systems that do stuff like reformatting the good drive when a bad drive >>> is replaced & other such nonsense. >> >>> I'll be using this with XP Pro, so Vista isn't an issue. >> >>> Thanks! >> >>> Doug White >> >> Stay away from Adaptec. 3ware has a good reputation, but > can you name a single problem with an adaptec 2420SA? I can name you a lot with the 2410SA. Non-functional commandline-interface that does not allow any automatisation. Keeps dropping drives. Takes forever to resync. No SMART support despite claims to the contrary. Incompetent technical support. Expensive trash. Arno
From: Cydrome Leader on 9 Apr 2008 14:53 In comp.arch.storage Arno Wagner <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Cydrome Leader <presence(a)mungepanix.com> wrote: >> In comp.arch.storage Arno Wagner <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Doug White <gwhite(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote: >>>> I need to get a new desktop machine, and I'm planning on getting a card >>>> to support RAID mirroring in case of a disk crash. My wife has a 6 month >>>> old Dell that she bought with some brand of card & 2 drives, but Dell >>>> didn't install the card. We discovered that the first thing the card >>>> wants to do is reformat your primary drive, which is absurd. We sent it >>>> back and got a card from Promise. It took a few tech support calls to >>>> get it installed & working properly. Even now, it wants to go to the >>>> setup menu every time you boot. >>> >>>> Does anyone have a recommendation for a good RAID card? I'd like to get >>>> one that is reliable, and won't trash the primary (or remaining good) >>>> drive if something crashes. I've read too many horror stories of RAID >>>> systems that do stuff like reformatting the good drive when a bad drive >>>> is replaced & other such nonsense. >>> >>>> I'll be using this with XP Pro, so Vista isn't an issue. >>> >>>> Thanks! >>> >>>> Doug White >>> >>> Stay away from Adaptec. 3ware has a good reputation, but > >> can you name a single problem with an adaptec 2420SA? > > I can name you a lot with the 2410SA. Non-functional > commandline-interface that does not allow any automatisation. > Keeps dropping drives. Takes forever to resync. No SMART support > despite claims to the contrary. Incompetent technical support. > > Expensive trash. > > Arno never had a drive drop or resync problems, and i've intentionally broken arrays by yanking out the sata cables on a live system. what firmware versions are you running?
From: Arno Wagner on 9 Apr 2008 15:57 In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Cydrome Leader <presence(a)mungepanix.com> wrote: > In comp.arch.storage Arno Wagner <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Cydrome Leader <presence(a)mungepanix.com> wrote: >>> In comp.arch.storage Arno Wagner <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>>> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Doug White <gwhite(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote: >>>>> I need to get a new desktop machine, and I'm planning on getting a card >>>>> to support RAID mirroring in case of a disk crash. My wife has a 6 month >>>>> old Dell that she bought with some brand of card & 2 drives, but Dell >>>>> didn't install the card. We discovered that the first thing the card >>>>> wants to do is reformat your primary drive, which is absurd. We sent it >>>>> back and got a card from Promise. It took a few tech support calls to >>>>> get it installed & working properly. Even now, it wants to go to the >>>>> setup menu every time you boot. >>>> >>>>> Does anyone have a recommendation for a good RAID card? I'd like to get >>>>> one that is reliable, and won't trash the primary (or remaining good) >>>>> drive if something crashes. I've read too many horror stories of RAID >>>>> systems that do stuff like reformatting the good drive when a bad drive >>>>> is replaced & other such nonsense. >>>> >>>>> I'll be using this with XP Pro, so Vista isn't an issue. >>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>>> Doug White >>>> >>>> Stay away from Adaptec. 3ware has a good reputation, but >> >>> can you name a single problem with an adaptec 2420SA? >> >> I can name you a lot with the 2410SA. Non-functional >> commandline-interface that does not allow any automatisation. >> Keeps dropping drives. Takes forever to resync. No SMART support >> despite claims to the contrary. Incompetent technical support. >> >> Expensive trash. >> >> Arno > never had a drive drop or resync problems, and i've intentionally broken > arrays by yanking out the sata cables on a live system. > what firmware versions are you running? As this thing was unusable and I had to get the storage running, it has been disposed of by now, I expect. I bought it 4 years ago. Arno
From: Eric Gisin on 9 Apr 2008 16:18
"Arno FuckUp" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:664le1F2j98s4U2(a)mid.individual.net... > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Cydrome Leader <presence(a)mungepanix.com> wrote: >>> >>> I can name you a lot with the 2410SA. Non-functional >>> commandline-interface that does not allow any automatisation. >>> Keeps dropping drives. Takes forever to resync. No SMART support >>> despite claims to the contrary. Incompetent technical support. >>> >>> Expensive trash. > >> never had a drive drop or resync problems, and i've intentionally broken >> arrays by yanking out the sata cables on a live system. > >> what firmware versions are you running? > > As this thing was unusable and I had to get the storage running, > it has been disposed of by now, I expect. I bought it 4 years > ago. > So you have no relevant experience, as usual. |