Hi All, first time post so please excuse any blunders We are specifying two servers using supermicro X7DBE+ MB and want to add on a SAS controller for Raid 10. We want to use the CentOS 4.4 X86_64 distro. We are currently considering an Intel CC SRCSAS144E SAS Raid Controller for the servers using 4 Fujitsu 147 GB SAS HDD, and a Adaptec SASC RAID 4805 8-port for the server using 6 Fujitsu 147 GB SAS HDD. Any feedback on this distro, the supermicro X7DBE+, or SAS controllers would be appreciated. Thanks Mark Snyder JMK Computerized TDIS
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 at 11:36am, Mark Snyder wrote> We are specifying two servers using supermicro X7DBE+ MB and want to add on a > SAS controller for Raid 10. We want to use the CentOS 4.4 X86_64 distro. > > We are currently considering an Intel CC SRCSAS144E SAS Raid Controller for > the servers using 4 Fujitsu 147 GB SAS HDD, and a Adaptec SASC RAID 4805 > 8-port for the server using 6 Fujitsu 147 GB SAS HDD. > > Any feedback on this distro, the supermicro X7DBE+, or SAS controllers would > be appreciated.I'd recommend looking at LSI for SAS controllers. I can't say that I have any experience with Intel or Adaptec RAID controllers, but I have had very good experience with LSI for SCSI (both RAID and not) controllers. -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
there are many many raid controllers out there that aren't actually hardware raid. they may do some offloading but they still put some part of the RAID process on the cpu. Mark Snyder wrote:> Hi All, first time post so please excuse any blunders > > We are specifying two servers using supermicro X7DBE+ MB and want to add > on a SAS controller for Raid 10. We want to use the CentOS 4.4 X86_64 > distro. > > We are currently considering an Intel CC SRCSAS144E SAS Raid Controller > for the servers using 4 Fujitsu 147 GB SAS HDD, and a Adaptec SASC RAID > 4805 8-port for the server using 6 Fujitsu 147 GB SAS HDD. > > Any feedback on this distro, the supermicro X7DBE+, or SAS controllers > would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Mark Snyder > JMK Computerized TDIS > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >-- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/
We are using HP SAS (P400) which uses the same cciss driver as other HP RAID controllers. Seems to work fine with CentOS-4.4. Remember to get the battery (BBWC) or you can't alter your raid set once it is created. John. Mark Snyder wrote:> Hi All, first time post so please excuse any blunders > > We are specifying two servers using supermicro X7DBE+ MB and want to add > on a SAS controller for Raid 10. We want to use the CentOS 4.4 X86_64 > distro. > > We are currently considering an Intel CC SRCSAS144E SAS Raid Controller > for the servers using 4 Fujitsu 147 GB SAS HDD, and a Adaptec SASC RAID > 4805 8-port for the server using 6 Fujitsu 147 GB SAS HDD. > > Any feedback on this distro, the supermicro X7DBE+, or SAS controllers > would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Mark Snyder > JMK Computerized TDIS > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > >-- John Newbigin Computer Systems Officer Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin
On Wednesday 29 November 2006 18:36, Mark Snyder wrote:> Hi All, first time post so please excuse any blunders > > We are specifying two servers using supermicro X7DBE+ MB and want to add on > a SAS controller for Raid 10. We want to use the CentOS 4.4 X86_64 distro. > > We are currently considering an Intel CC SRCSAS144E SAS Raid Controller for > the servers using 4 Fujitsu 147 GB SAS HDD, and a Adaptec SASC RAID 4805 > 8-port for the server using 6 Fujitsu 147 GB SAS HDD. > > Any feedback on this distro, the supermicro X7DBE+, or SAS controllers > would be appreciated.I have supermicro X7xxx boards and they work fine with Centos-4 x86_64 (you do need .4 since it includes a new enough e1000 driver). Regarding the SAS controllers the only thing I run on Centos-4 is a few Dell rebranded LSI things. They seem to work ok (no extra drivers, uses megaraid_sas) but I can't say I've been pushing them hard. /Peter -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20061201/7205bc23/attachment-0001.sig>