[ILUG] Hardware and Software raid

[Matthew French]

I am sure this must be a FAQ, but I cannot find the answer anywhere.

How can I tell if I am using software or hardware RAID? (Kernel 2.4.19pre10)

I presume that I need to run controller specific software to create a
hardware raid device. So if I ran mkraid, this would make it a software raid
device? This is on a Sun Ultra 3000, and I did not check the available
hardware before wiping off Solaris.

On a similar note, has anyone used the Compaq SmartArray 5i controller with
Linux? I see that Compaq have some RAID drivers on SourceForge. Therefore
(using spurious logic) I assume that this controller is supported.

Thanks,

- Matthew



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