On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 10:55 -0500, Roger Heflin wrote: > Steve Snyder wrote: > > I'm thinking of using the embedded Adaptec SATA HostRAID functionality on > > my Supermicro X7DWA-N motherboard. > > > > Does anyone have any experience using Adaptec's HostRAID with Fedora > > 7/8/9? Any success or horror stories to relate? > > > > Any information would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks. > > > > If you have to use Adaptec's extra driver disk, you don't want it, > you will have to redo the driver on *EACH* kernel update, and it will > be a big problem each time to remember to do it (and if you don't the machine > won't boot the new kernel). > > If it works through dm-raid you should be ok, I don't remember if the Adaptec > HostRAID works properly through dm-raid, I kind of think that it did start > working a version or two ago, but I don't remember for sure, you should probably > look on the dm-raid mailing list for more information about it, and for any > gotcha reported with it. > > Roger > I find that when doing RAID it is safer to use the Linux software RAID unless I am using a very beefy and well supported add on RAID card. -- Adam Hough <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
