[ILUG] Booting a broken raid array

[John Allen]

Gareth Eason wrote:
> Kenn Humborg wrote:
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>>>>> 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
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>>     
>>> 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.
>>     
> [snip]
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> 	I've had a couple of them where RAID1 was hugely slower than no RAID at all,
> and similarly slower than RAID5. Down to a bug in the card / firmware, but
>   
Ditto. Software RAID wins in my book everytime.
> took a long time to diagnose and convince Dell it was a problem and that maybe
> they should replace something.
>
> 	I guess I'm just pointing out that they are not perfect.
>
> 	Best regards,
> 	-->Gar
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