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Hey everyone,
I have a system that I would LOVE to convert from Windows 2003 server to CentOS 5.4 It has a Fasttrak s150 tx4 controller with two raid drives. Question: On the Promise site you can get RedHat 9.0 drivers for it. The question is...what is the best solution for drivers for this hardware raid controller? Thanks... |
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Posted on: 2009/11/6 2:53
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I'm pretty certain that is not a true hardware RAID, rather a "Fake RAID". Best bet is probably to use it as a normal SATA controller and use software RAID if you want RAID. See the discussions and links on that page for details.
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Posted on: 2009/11/6 12:42
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I contacted Promise and they claim a true RAID. We'll see. CentOS does have support for the card. We'll see.
Thanks for the reply. |
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Posted on: 2009/11/6 22:31
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Their definition of "true RAID" doesn't necessarily agree with the one used by the Linux community: http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/SATA_RAID_FAQ#I_have_a_Promise_TX4_SATA_RAID_card._Why_doesn.27t_Linux_support_my_hardware_RAID.3F Quote:
Yes, it's supported as a normal four-port SATA card, and RAID arrays defined with the card BIOS firmware may be supported in software using the dmraid driver. |
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Posted on: 2009/11/6 23:16
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Well thank you. Learned a lot. I have used the linux software raid. Excellent system but certainly takes some overhead but it works.
Dave... |
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Posted on: 2009/11/8 5:32
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