Hello everyone! Working on putting a storage server together and wanted to get some input as to what motherboards have been working for people with the 3ware 9650SE-12ML raid board. This is large, bulk storage, 2-tier stuff. This will not be used for realtime editing of video or something, but a gig nic is almost a given I hope. I have an AMD chip available (AM2 slot) but I can get a new chip if needed. Side note on the 3Ware, has anyone gotten it to work on openfiler? Can't figure out how to compile the driver since the kernel is a rev or two behind including the driver. Will use Centos but wonld love to try and get openfiler working on this box. Thanks! Andrew
Andrew Cotter spake the following on 2/12/2007 3:30 PM:> Hello everyone! > > Working on putting a storage server together and wanted to get some input as > to what motherboards have been working for people with the 3ware 9650SE-12ML > raid board. This is large, bulk storage, 2-tier stuff. This will not be > used for realtime editing of video or something, but a gig nic is almost a > given I hope. > > I have an AMD chip available (AM2 slot) but I can get a new chip if needed. > > Side note on the 3Ware, has anyone gotten it to work on openfiler? Can't > figure out how to compile the driver since the kernel is a rev or two behind > including the driver. Will use Centos but wonld love to try and get > openfiler working on this box. > > Thanks! > > > AndrewOpenfiler is no longer based on CentOS. I think you need Rpath linux and an account on rbuilder to develop for it. Or you need a subscription with Voluna for the driver disks. Sometimes you can get some help on the mailing lists. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!
"Andrew Cotter" wrote:>Hello everyone! > >Working on putting a storage server together and wanted to get some input as >to what motherboards have been working for people with the 3ware 9650SE-12ML >raid board. This is large, bulk storage, 2-tier stuff. This will not be >used for realtime editing of video or something, but a gig nic is almost a >given I hope. > >I have an AMD chip available (AM2 slot) but I can get a new chip if needed.There was a recent thread about this, when I asked the same question. Check the archives. We're running 9650 on intel, so I can't be much help on AM2 motherboards. Maybe you can use a PCIe x16 video slot on AM2; not on intel. Unless you need raid 6, or PCI express, the 9550 (PCI-X) would also be a good choice (and IIRC doesn't require a driver replacement for CentOS 4.4). With the driver you download from 3ware, the 9650 works "real good." Cheers, Dave Thompson UW-Madison