Re: [QUESTION] Sata RAID

[Michael-Luke Jones <jonesml@fastmail.to>]

But using 'fakeraid' (i.e. BIOS RAID) together with dmraid is  
generally discouraged in favour of using the more stable and well  
supported Linux Software RAID functionality.

Michael-Luke

On 24 Feb 2007, at 15:24, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:

> use device mapper and dmraid
>
> 	http://people.redhat.com/~heinzm/sw/dmraid/
>
> and please read
>
> 	http://linux-ata.org/faq-sata-raid.html
>
> On Saturday 24 February 2007, Patrick Ale wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Quick question,
> >
> > Since I am going to open my server today to do some pata tests (for
> > the weird detection problems people are giving me fantastic help  
> > with,
> > no sarcasm, I really mean it) I thought: why not add two 320GB SATA
> > disks on the SATA controller that the mainboard has.
> >
> > I am wondering: should I use the onboard RAID function? Is this
> > supported by Linux? I remember back in "the old days (TM)" there were
> > seperate (spelling) drivers for ataraid, how does the current 2.6
> > branch cope with the RAID functions of modern motherboards?
> >
> > I am aware that it is NOT hardware raid, the raid is done in the
> > driver, which is why you need this fancy boot disk before installing
> > Windows on your RAID set.
> >
> > Or would you suggest me to stick with MD devices?
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Patrick Ale
> > patrick.ale@gmail.com
> >
> > "kun kasvan isoksi, halun olla poro"
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