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Re: Mylex (formerly BusLogic) DAC960SU external SCSI-to-SCSI?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher E. Brown)
Tue Dec 16 21:28:05 1997
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 17:22:25 -0900 (AKST)
From: "Christopher E. Brown" <cbrown@alaska.net>
To: Floody <flood@evcom.net>
cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.971216165145.7536A-100000@zothommog.evcom.net>
On Tue, 16 Dec 1997, Floody wrote:
> I'm thinking of building an external SCSI-to-SCSI 5 drive RAID5 array
> using the BusLogic DAC960SU in an external cabinet coupled to a BusLogic
> BT-958 PCI host adapter. I am fairly sure the BT-958 is supported by
> Linux. Does anyone other there have any information or experience
> regarding the Mylex/BusLogic external array hardware?
Well, I can tell you about the Buslogic cards. I have not used
the flashpoint units myself, but they are said to be very stable even if
they do offload onto the CPU. I have used the BT-948 and BT-958 many
times. It is well supported, under Linux and most other OS, high quality
and fast. I have never had a problem with a 948/958.
The DAC960SU I have never used but have heard good things about.
Pretty standard SCSI-SCSI external raid controller, i960 on board
controllable via keypad or serial console. The computer sees one large
drive. As with any SCSI device good cabling/termination is a must. With
external Ultra-Wide be even more careful, top quality cable and active
negation termination would be a requirment.
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