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On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 12:11:29PM +0100, Jan Henkins wrote:
> Hello Chaps,
>
> On 16/08/10 12:04, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
>> On Mon, August 16, 2010 11:52, Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote:
>>> HP DL servers are highly recommended. However I'd avoid the onboard
>>> raid and use linux software raid instead.
>> I'd avoid using Linux software RAID and use the onboard RAID instead. :)
>
> Sorry, this is a tad confusing - why would the onboard RAID be so bad on
> the DL series, but it's still a reccommended platform? The reason I
> would buy a server of any description is to get the hardware RAID thing
> working nicely, coupled with hot-swap drives. I'm all OK with toying
> around with soft RAID at home, but at work I don't need any adventures...
Because a lot of what's sold as "On-board RAID", particularly at
the low end of the market, is nothing of the sort, but is instead
software RAID implemented in the (proprietary) drivers, often with a
small bit of BIOS support to write (proprietary) metadata to the
volumes so that the BIOS can pretend it's proper RAID, too.
If that's the case, then you're *far* better off ditching the
"Onboard RAID" and using Linux's software RAID implementation, which
is rather better tested.
Hugo.
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