Opinions on Adaptec SATA HostRAID?

[Chris Snook]

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.

HostRAID is just software RAID implemented in a device driver.  It was 
originally intended for use with operating systems that lack a generic software 
RAID implementation.  Since Linux has a robust and well-optimized generic 
software RAID implementation (two of them, actually), it's rather silly to use 
HostRAID under Linux.

-- Chris