RAID Controllers: LSI vs. Adaptec

Keg redhat at zulu420.com
Fri Apr 9 16:32:22 UTC 2004


I am evaluating entry-level RAID controllers for use on some RH 9 nodes. 
(Just for root disk mirroring)

I just wanted to get some opinions on the LSI controllers. I have only 
used them as onboard devices in a few motherboards here and there and 
was wondering how they fared under RH 9. I have been road testing 
Adaptec's 2120S and have already had 1 fail completely in 2 months. 
Also, the 2120S's are $400 with less features than LSI's at a price of 
$285. Not looking for advanced features like battery-powered caches or 
anything, just simple RAID 1 capabilities in a PCI format (preferably 
64-bit 66 Mhz)

Thx for any input...
-Keg






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