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RAID host adapters
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Taylor)
Sun Mar 30 23:09:21 1997
From: John Taylor <john@verdi.cviog.uga.edu>
To: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 23:02:03 -0500 (EST)
I know this must be a FAQ, but please bare with me....
I need to set up a fault tolerant linux server. And I was wondering if
there are any RAID host adapters that are supported by linux. Particulary
the Buslogic DAC series or the AHA 3895. Maybe there is even a better one
that I do not know about.
Also, are these adapters OS independent? Is everything (mirroring) simply
done by the hardware on the card? Will it automatically switch over in case
of a failure?
Maybe someone can point me in the direction of some literature so I can get
up to speed on RAID. I realize the linux does RAID in software, but I think
a hardware solution is better. Price is not an issue here, fault tolerance
is. Also what are the implications, if I decide to run linux on a Dec
Alpha?
Thanks
John Taylor
john@www.cviog.uga.edu
Institute of Government
Athens, GA USA
706/542-2736
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