[ILUG] Booting a broken raid array

[Michael Watterson]

Kenn Humborg wrote:
>>>> I'd say get a server with a real hardware RAID setup, like a Dell PERC.
>>>>
>>>> Later,
>>>> Kenn
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Couldn't agree more, even an entry level one like the t100 or t300
>>>       
> ...
>   
>> Are you guys on commission to Dell, or something?
>>     
>
> Nope - just happy enough with what I've used, and haven't heard
> any horror stories about the Dell PERC.
>
>   
>> I fail to see why trusting your data to proprietary firmware - and
>> limiting your operating system choice in the process - is a better option
>> than a tried and tested open source solution. It may take a little longer
>> to figure out the optimum configuration, but at least you're not reliant
>> on a single vendor or unaudited code.
>>     
>
> It's a time/money/supportability/ease-of-use trade-off.  The decisions
> I would make for a mission-critical production server, a non-critical
> server, a home machine for me and a home machine for a non-technical
> user are all different.
>
> Later,
> Kenn
>
>   
Absolutely.

Though I think there have been at least 3 completely different RAID 
Controller HW described as "PERC" by DELL. 1992 may have been the 
earliest I installed.


-- 
Mike