Backblaze used Highpoints. They're using Marvell now. https://www.backblaze.com/b2/storage-pod.html On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM, <tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org> wrote: > Send tclug-list mailing list submissions to > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tclug-list-owner at mn-linux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of tclug-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Recommended RAID controller for Linux? (Carl W. Soderstrom) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:23:40 -0500 > From: "Carl W. Soderstrom" <carl.soderstrom at real-time.com> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Recommended RAID controller for Linux? > Message-ID: <20180214182339.7pgajix2ulcqxude at real-time.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On 02/14 09:54 , Marc Skinner wrote: >> I have used raid and jbod cards from High-Point for 8 years or so. They have >> both CLI and webconsoles. They have a variety of price points. >> >> >> http://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/main.htm >> >> I'm currently using: the 2720SGL >> >> in both 8x2TB RAID5, with hot spare and 8x2TB RAID10, with hot spare. >> >> http://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_rr272x.htm > > > Thanks for the suggestions. > Reviews for (at least some) Highpoint RAID controllers on Newegg aren't > particularly glowing unfortunately. > > https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=highpoint&ignorear=0&N=100007607%20600022700%20600022720%20600022755&isNodeId=1 > > Also, some people say it's not really hardware RAID, just firmware RAID. I'm > not so concerned about speed here as I am about redundancy tho. > > Having had some RAID controllers which seemed to be fine right up until the > point they ate company data (Promise Supertraks, long gone), I'm a bit leery > of RAID controllers with mixed reviews. > > -- > Carl Soderstrom > Systems Administrator > Real-Time Enterprises > www.real-time.com > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > End of tclug-list Digest, Vol 158, Issue 7 > ******************************************