Re: suggested RAID controller for FreeBSD 6.1 + PostgreSQL 8.1

Thanks for the suggestion Mark, though the server chassis I am trying to
utilize already has 4 10,000 RPM SCSI drives with SCA interfaces. Ideally I
would like to use the existing drives and chassis and find another SCSI RAID
controller. It looks like 3Ware only makes ATA controllers.
-Kenji

On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 12:52:09PM +1200, Mark Kirkwood wrote:
> Kenji Morishige wrote:
> >I am currently running FreeBSD 4.11 (due to IT requirements for now) and
> >Adaptec's 2200S RAID controller running in RAID5. I was advised in the
> >past
> >that the 2200S is actually a poor performing controller and obviously the
> >RAID5 is less than ideal for databases. I chose to run the controller in
> >RAID5 as the tech I talked to suggested that the 2200S was primarily
> >designed
> >for RAID5 and it would operate the best that way. My server is a dual Xeon
> > 3.06Ghz box running on a motherboard approximately 2-3 years old now.
> > I'd
> >like to know what an ideal RAID controller that would be compatible with
> >FreeBSD 6.1 would be these days.
> >
> >
>
> I've had good experience with 3Ware on FreeBSD - painless installs and
> excellent performance! (in my case the older 7506 models for (P)ATA on
> 4.10, 5.4, 6.0 and 6.1).
>
> It looks like the new 9550 series is supported in 6.1 onwards. Given
> that this has been added recently I would suggest mailing
> freebsd-hardware to see what experiences folks are having (I don't
> recall seeing any postings about issues with the 9000 or 9550 series).
>
> Cheers
>
> Mark