Re: RAID card recommendation

[Steve Crawford <scrawford(at)pinpointresearch(dot)com>]

Greg Smith wrote:
> Jochen Erwied wrote:
> > - Promise Technology Supertrak ES4650 + additional BBU
> > - Adaptec RAID 5405 SGL/256 SATA/SAS + additional BBU
> > - Adaptec RAID 5405Z SGL/512 SATA/SAS
> >   
> I've never seen a Promise controller that had a Linux driver you would 
> want to rely on under any circumstances...Easier to just buy from a 
> company that has always cared about good Linux support, like 3ware.
+1

I haven't tried Promise recently, but last time I did I determined that 
they got the name because they "Promise" the Linux driver for your card 
will be available real-soon-now. Actually got strung along for a couple 
months before calling my supplier and telling him to swap it out for a 
3ware. The 3ware "just works". I currently have a couple dozen Linux 
servers, including some PostgreSQL machines, running the 3ware cards.

Cheers,
Steve